Bette Midler (in costume as her character Winnifred Sanderson from Hocus Pocus) performing on her Divine Intervention Tour in 2015 Photo: Alan Light
Bette Midler was born on December 1, 1945, and turned 78 years old today. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, 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 Awards and a British Academy Film Award.
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. 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. Many of her songs became chart hits, including her renditions of "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance". She won Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "The Rose", and Record of the Year for "Wind Beneath My Wings". -READ MORE-
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1928 – Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991)
1928 – Malachi Throne, American actor (d. 2013)
1929 – David Doyle, American actor (d. 1997)
1931 – Jim Nesbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
1934 – Billy Paul, American soul singer (d. 2016)
1940 – Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
1946 – Jonathan Katz, American comedian, and actor
1950 – Richard Keith, American actor, and drummer
1951 – Obba Babatundé, American actor, director, and producer
1960 – Carol Alt, American model, and actress
1966 – Katherine LaNasa, American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer
1967 – Nestor Carbonell, American actor
1970 – Jonathan Coulton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Sarah Silverman, American comedian, actress, and singer
1972 – Stanton Barrett, American race car driver, and stuntman
1972 – Bart Millard, American singer-songwriter
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