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I'm so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you've been-what's the word?-oh yes: 'fired.'

Bette Midler

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Bette Midler
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: December 1
Actor
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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