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It's the Point of Your View that Decides What You See - / One Man's Flop Is Another Man's Hit. / From Manners to Movies, the Picture Keeps Changing / Depending Upon Where You Sit.

Bette Midler

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Bette Midler
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: December 1
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