BetteBack: Director Mark Rydell Wanted Bette Midler For Film, “Nuts”

Mister D: The part eventually went to Barbra Streisand The Register Wed., Feb. 13, 1985 Director Mark Rydell is working…

BetteBack April 13, 1980: Tight Oscar Race Between Bette Midler And Sally Field

Madison Wisconsin State Journal April 13, 1980   BEST ACTRESS: Sally Field (Norma Rae). Originally they wanted Jane Fonda or Jill…

BetteBack November 25, 1979: Midler Film Most Controversial Of The Year

Pacific Stars And Stripes November 25, 1979 HOLLYWOOD (UPI) – By any measure “The Rose,” a quasi biography of rock…

BetteBack March 8, 1979: Midler plays drug* riddled Rose

Winnipeg Free Press March 8, 1979 HOLLYWOOD–”I think she’ll paralyse everyone with her performance,” says Mark Rydell. “She’ll just take…

BetteBack January 16, 1978: Mark Rydell Set To Direct “The Rose”

Santa Ana Orange County Register Rydell To Direct Midler In Movie January 16, 1978 LOS ANGELES API – Mark Rydell…

BetteBack November 30, 1991: Midler is proud of ‘For the Boys’

Kokomo Tribune Actress says she got what she wanted in ‘For the Boys‘ November 30, 1991 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. –…

BetteBack: Divine Madness On The Set

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – The concert was 40 minutes late in starting. The star finally entered to a roaring ovation, sang a few…

BetteBack: “Why didn’t someone tell me that making movies was so much fun?”

Midler plays drug riddled Rose By RODERICK MANN WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1979 HOLLYWOOD–”I think she’ll paralyse everyone…

BetteBack: Taking A Chance On Caan

The New York Times James Caan Rises From the Ashes of His Career By BERNARD WEINRAUB LOS ANGELES– James Caan…

BetteBack: Through the Wars, It’s ‘For the Boys’

New York Times June 30, 1991 FILM; Through the Wars, It’s ‘For the Boys‘ By ALJEAN HARMETZ LOS ANGELES– Vietnam…

BetteBack: For The Boys Begins Shoot

All Girl Productions’ ‘For the Boys‘ began filming Jan. 2 for Fox. (Twentieth Century Fox) Article from:PR Newswire Article date:January…