num_pages: 440
description: 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.
language: English
title: Bette Midler: Still Divine
titlecomplete: Bette Midler: Still Divine
genres: Biography
ratings_count: 38
publisher: UNKNO