Bette Midler sits down with TODAY’s Hoda Kotb for a conversation reflecting on her career that spans half a century of wide-ranging music and Oscar-nominated roles. Midler opens up about the emotional note her father left her before his passing, reveals “the greatest thing” she’s ever done and discusses her new comedy film “The Fabulous Four.
New episodes of Hoda’s podcast are available every Wednesday — just search “Making Space” wherever you get your podcasts, or click here. Bette Midler is known as the 'Divine Miss M,' but she was named for another Hollywood legend. Midler says she was named after Bette Davis — but the two-time Oscar winner didn’t approve.
When asked why Davis, who died in 1989 after a long and decorated career that included such films as “All About Eve,” “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” and “Jezebel,” didn’t like the name, Midler was at a loss. “Who knows?” she said before giving a little background into a seemingly unpleasant chance encounter she had with the cinematic icon. “I went to Liz Taylor’s 60th birthday party. It was very interesting. And Miss Davis came and I had just had my baby,” Midler recalled.
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