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"The Show Must Go On" Bette Midler Hand Signed 8X10 Color Photo Todd Mueller COA
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Up for auction"The Show Must Go On" Bette Midler Hand Signed 8X10 Color Photo.
This item is authenticated By Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their certificate of authenticity.
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Bette Midler
(
/bɛt/
; born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer. Born in
Honolulu
,
Hawaii
, Midler began her professional career in several
Off-Off-Broadway
plays, prior to her engagements in
Fiddler on the Roof
and
Salvation
on
Broadway
in the late 1960s. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the
Continental Baths
, a local
gay bathhouse
where she managed to build up a core following. In a career spanning almost half a century, Midler has won three
Grammy Awards
, four Golden Globes, three
Emmy Awards
, and a
Tony Award
. Since 1970, Midler has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist, selling over 30 million records worldwide, and has received four Gold, three Platinum, and three Multiplatinum albums by RIAA. Throughout her career, many of her songs became hits on the record charts, including her renditions of "
The Rose
", "
Wind Beneath My Wings
", "
Do You Want to Dance
", "
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
", and "
From a Distance
." Midler made her motion picture debut in 1979 with
The Rose
, which earned her a
Golden Globe
for
Best Actress
, as well as a nomination for the
Academy Award for Best Actress
. She has since starred in a number of hit films, which include:
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
(1986),
Ruthless People
(1986),
Outrageous Fortune
(1987),
Big Business
(1988),
Beaches
(1988),
Hocus Pocus
(1993),
The First Wives Club
(1996),
The Stepford Wives
(2004), and
Parental Guidance
(2012). She also starred in
For the Boys
(1991) and
Gypsy
(1993), winning two additional Golden Globes for these films and receiving a second Academy Award nomination for the former. In 2008, she signed a contract with
Caesars Palace
in
Las Vegas
to perform a show titled
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
, which ended in 2010. Midler's latest work included appearing on
Broadway
in a revival of
Hello, Dolly!
, which began preview performances on March 15, 2017 and premiered at the
Shubert Theatre
on April 20, 2017.
[5]
[6]
It was her first leading role in a Broadway musical.
[7]
On June 11, 2017, Midler received the
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
for the title role in
Hello, Dolly!
.