Mark Bego - Bette Midler: Still Divine

The author would like to thank the following people for their help and encouragement with this book: Joseph Amaral, David Andrew, Bart Andrews, Brooks Arthur, Marilyn Arthur, Ann Bego, Angela Bowie, Peter Brown, Joe Canale, Rita Coolidge, Trippy Cunningham, John Deeg, Hector Dejean, Baby Jane Dexter, Michael Dorr, Howard Einbinder, Luke Falby, Terry Fischer, Dr. Clark Fuller, Sasha Goodman, Gary Herb, Tom Hill, Jan Kalajian, Dr. Kamran Kalpari, John Klinger, Sally Kirkland, Moogy Klingman, Buzzy Linhart, Virginia Lohle, Walter McBride, Michael Messina, Keven Mulroy, Jim Pinkston, Ross Plotkin, Bobby Reed, Debby Regiani, Sherry Robb, Richie Rothenstein, David Salidor, Barbara Shelley, Don Siegel, Andy Skurow, Mark Sokoloff, Dr. Steven Tay, George Vissichelli, Beth Wernick, and Dr. Robert Wolfe.

Mark Bego is the author of several best-selling books on rock & roll and show business. With forty books published and over ten million books in print, he is acknowledged as the best-selling biographer in the rock and pop music field. His biographies have included the life stories of some of the biggest stars of rock, soul, pop, and country. His first Top Ten New York Times best-seller was Michael! about Michael Jackson (1984). Since that time, he has written about the lives of Cher! (2001), Rock Hudson: Public & Private (1986), Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul (1989), Bonnie Raitt: Just in the Nick of Time (1996), Jewel (1998), and Madonna: Blonde Ambition (2000).

In the 1990s Bego has branched out into country music books, writing Country Hunks (1994), Country Gals (1995), I Fall to Pieces: The Music and the Life of Patsy Cline (1995), Alan Jackson: Gone Country (1996), George Strait: The Story of Countrys Living Legend (1997), LeAnn Rimes (1998), and Vince Gill (2000).

Bego has coauthored books with several rock stars, including Martha Reeves: Dancing in the Street, Confessions of a Motown Diva, which spent five weeks on the Chicago Tribune Best-Seller list in 1994. He worked with Micky Dolenz of the Monkees (Im a Believer, 1993), Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night (One Is the Loneliest Number, 1991), and Mary Wilson (Dreamgirl: My Life As a Supreme, 2000 edition).

His writing has also been featured in several record albums and compact discs. In 1982 he wrote the interior notes to the Columbia House five-record boxed set The Motown Collection. His liner notes can also be found in the CD Mary Wilson, Walk the Line (1992).

In 1998 Mark wrote books about three of the hottest leading men in late 90s cinema. His Leonardo DiCaprio: Romantic Hero spent six weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. He followed it up with Matt Damon: Chasing a Dream and Will Smith: The Freshest Prince.

In 1998 Melitta Coffee launched Mark Bego: Romantic Hero blend coffee as part of its Celebrity Series. He is currently developing his book Rock and Roll Almanac (1995) into a television series and writing a novel called Motor City. Mark divides his time among New York City, Los Angeles, and Tucson, Arizona.

Visit his website: www.markbego.com .

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