Oprah Interviews Bette Midler

Oprah Talks to Bette Midler

O, The Oprah Magazine | From the January 2001 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Oprah goes heart to heart with singer and actress Bette Midler, and discovers that beneath that over-the-top presence is a down-to-earth homebody, crusader, wise woman, and funny girl.

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