Bette: An Intimate Biography of Bette Midler

by George Mair | Biographies & Memoirs | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0806580062 Global Overview for this book
Registered by JennyC1230 of Woodstock, Georgia USA on 1/5/2011
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Journal Entry 1 by JennyC1230 from Woodstock, Georgia USA on Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Book Description: In Bette, biographer George Mair tells how Bette Midler at 20 went from a pineapple factory worker in Hawaii to a regular gig in the Broadway hit, Fiddler on the roof in less than a year. Bette Midler blossomed into "The Divine Miss M", the diva once described as one of the "raunchiest and funniest live acts going. " Her movies range from the portrayal of the doomed Janis Joplin-esque character in The Rose to comedies like Down and Out in Beverly Hills and Ruthless People. Her many hit singles include The Rose, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Wind Beneath My Wings, and From a Distance. But there is another Bette Midler out of the spotlight: insecure, uncertain, vulnerable, overweight, never at ease with herself and frightened of relationships with men and money. Bette reveals the cruel relationships and family tragedies throughout her life. Bette examines the continuing appeal and loyalty between her and a vast audience of gay men. And, finally, it describes the great joy she's found in her unlikely marriage to Martin von Haselberg, A German commodity broker and performance artist. Bette Midler's instincts and courage vaulted her from obscurity to the top of the entertainment business. She's someone who has gone from a not-very-pretty, not-very-lucky teenager to one of the most sought after entertainers in the world today.

When I bought this, I actually thought this was a book about Bette Davis. I'm not really interested in reading about Bette Midler, so I am saving this for a bookbox. I got this from a library sale in Woodstock, Georgia for 50 cents. It's a retired library book in hardcover.

Journal Entry 2 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Putting into my bookbox: Virtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox, for Round #2.

Journal Entry 3 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
This book was not chosen from Round #2 of theVirtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox, so it's available.

Journal Entry 4 by JennyC1230 at SoHo Bagel - Towne Lake Parkway in Woodstock, Georgia USA on Sunday, November 27, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (11/27/2011 UTC) at SoHo Bagel - Towne Lake Parkway in Woodstock, Georgia USA

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