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Beaches is a 1988 American musical comedy drama film based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Iris Rainer Dart. It was directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by Mary Agnes Donoghue , and stars Bette Midler , Barbara Hershey , Mayim Bialik , John Heard , James Read , Spalding Gray , and Lainie Kazan .
Big Business is a 1988 American comedy film starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, each playing two roles, as sets of identical twins mismatched at birth.The nature versus nurture farce adapts The Comedy of Errors, but with female siblings in contemporary society: one of each twin being reared in a wealthy urban setting, while the others grew up in a poor rural environment.
A recurring theme in the movie is Billy Hill's old swing standard "The Glory of Love", first made famous by Benny Goodman in the mid-1930s. In Beaches the song is first reluctantly sung as an upbeat showtune by a very young C.C. Bloom at an audition in the company of her overbearing stage mother. In the final scene the song is performed as a ...
Bette Midler talks to the TODAY show's Hoda Kotb about her new movie, "The Fabulous Four," and reflects on her other iconic roles in "Beaches," "Hello Dolly!" and more.
Midler also opened up in general about the benefits of shedding some tears. She seemed moved when Hoda mentioned a friend who only saw her mother cry a few times in her life, including when ...
Bette Midler (/ b ɛ t ˈ m ɪ d l ər / bet MID-lər; [1] [2] born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. [3] Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Kennedy Center Honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy ...
Beaches is a 1985 novel written by Iris Rainer Dart about two friends, struggling actress Cee Cee Bloom and the conventional Bertie White. The story follows them through their life as young girls until their mid-to-late 30s.
Bette Midler spoke with the TODAY show's Hoda Kotb about her 40-year marriage to husband Martin von Haselberg and their Las Vegas wedding.