Bette Midler time line
Dec. 1, 1945: Born as Bette Davis Midler in Honolulu, Hawaii to Ruth and Fred Midler. She is named after Bette Davis.
1963: Graduates from Radford High School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1966: Moves to New York to become a Broadway star.
1966: Makes her film debut in Hawaii.
1968: Her sister Judith Midler dies in a traffic accident.
Aug. 12, 1970: Johnny Carson introduces her to a national audience on The Tonight Show.
Nov. 1972: Releases her first album, The Divine Miss M.
1973: Wins the Grammy for Best New Artist.
Nov. 1973: Releases the album, Bette Midler.
Mid 1970s: Lives with Peter Riegert.
1976: Releases the album, Songs for the New Depression.
1977: Releases the album, Live At Last.
1977: Releases the album, Broken Blossom.
1979: Releases the album, Thighs and Whispers.
Nov. 7, 1979: Plays Mary Rose Foster in The Rose in her breakout role.
1980: Releases the album, Divine Madness.
1982: Has a nervous breakdown.
1983: Releases the album, No Frills.
Dec. 16, 1984: Marries Martin von Haselberg. They are married by an Elvis impersonator at the Candlelight Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
1985: Releases the album Mud Will Be Flung Tonight.
1986: Gives birth to daughter Sophie.
June 27, 1986: Plays Barbara Stone in Ruthless People with Danny DeVito.
Jan. 31, 1986: Plays Barbara Whiteman in Down and Out in Beverly Hills with Richard Dreyfuss, Nick Nolte, and Little Richard.
Jan. 30, 1987: Plays Sandy Brozinsky in Outrageous Fortune with George Carlin.
1987: Has a miscarriage.
1988: Stars in the film Beaches with Barbara Hershey.
1989: Wins Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards for the hit, "Wind Beneath My Wings."
Feb. 2, 1990: Plays Stella Claire in Stella with Ben Stiller and John Goodman.
Sept. 1, 1990: Releases the album Some People's Lives.
Jan. 16, 1991: Plays Dixie Leonard in For the Boys with James Caan and Billy Bob Thornton.
Feb. 22, 1991: Plays Deborah Fifer in Scenes From a Mall with Woody Allen and Fabio.
1993: Releases the album Experience the Divine.
July 16, 1993: Plays the witch Winifred Sanderson in Hocus Pocus with Thora Birch and Sarah Jessica Parker.
July 18, 1995: Releases the album, Bette of Roses.
Sept. 20, 1996: Plays Brenda Cushman in The First Wives Club with Elizabeth Berkeley, Kathie Lee Gifford, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Ivana Trump, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
1998: Releases the album Bathouse Bette.
Jan. 2, 2000: Plays Mona Dearly in Drowning Mona with Casey Affleck, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny DeVito, and Will Ferrell.
Oct. 10, 2000: Releases the album Bette.
Sept. 30, 2003: Releases the album Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook.
June 6, 2004: Plays Bobbie Markowitz in The Stepford Wives with Matthew Broderick, Faith Hill, Nicole Kidman, and Christopher Walken.
2005: During a concert in Brisbane, Australia, she says: "It's been 26 years since I was last here. Before my fans were all taking drugs and this time they're all taking medication!"
Oct. 25, 2005: Releases the album Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook.
Feb. 2008 The Showgirl Must Go On opens it 2 year run at the Cesars Palace in Las Vegas
