Bette Midler: still divine
by Bego, Mark
"Bego's biography of the Divine Miss M covers the singer and actress's life from her early years in Hawaii where she was born to her current standing among the entertainment elite. Midler's career as a brassy and bawdy nightclub act moved up a rung when her cover of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" entered the Top Ten in 1972. By 1979, she had earned an Oscar nomination and a Grammy for her contributions to the film The Rose. Since then she has won over audiences with her performances in Down and Out …
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- Full title :Bette Midler : still divine / Mark Bego ; introduction by Rita Coolidge.
Summary
"Bego's biography of the Divine Miss M covers the singer and actress's life from her early years in Hawaii where she was born to her current standing among the entertainment elite. Midler's career as a brassy and bawdy nightclub act moved up a rung when her cover of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" entered the Top Ten in 1972. By 1979, she had earned an Oscar nomination and a Grammy for her contributions to the film The Rose. Since then she has won over audiences with her performances in Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Beaches, and The First Wives Club, and earned a second Oscar nomination for For the Boys. As a singer, she's scored successes with "From a Distance" and the number one single "Wind Beneath My Wings." Fans of this all-around entertainer, who continues to appear in films and record music, will find that Bette Midler is the authoritative resource on the star's life."--
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- Publication Date:2002.
- Edition:1st Cooper Square Press ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cooper Square Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002.
Notes
Includes rev. and expanded portion of Bette Midler: outrageously divine, 1987.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 398 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781461635277, 1461635276
- oclc:ocn820871046
- LC Classification:ML420.M43
- Dewey Decimal:782.42164/092
Table of Contents
Bette Midler: the ultimate diva -- Aloha, Honolulu -- From pineapples to the Big Apple -- Steaming up the continental baths -- Enter: the divine Miss M -- Higher and higher -- Instant stardom, instant breakdown -- Clams on the half shell -- The new depression -- The bumpy road back to the top -- Everything comes up roses -- Totally jinxed -- Ready to begin again -- Her outrageous fortune -- A divine new plateau -- From a distance -- Bette of roses -- First wives club -- Isn't she great? -- Bette TV -- Experience the divine.
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