Beaches
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Bialik
- In Mayim Bialik: Early life as a child actor
…version of Midler’s character in Beaches in the same year. Bialik returned to television with a recurring role on the series Webster (1983–89) from 1988 to 1989. She made additional appearances on other popular American television shows, including Murphy Brown (1988–98 and 2018–19), MacGyver (1985–92), and Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–93).
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- In Garry Marshall: Films: Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries
…had a bigger hit with Beaches (1988), a tearjerker centring on two longtime childhood friends (Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey).
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Midler
- In Bette Midler
…she starred in the melodrama Beaches, which was produced by a company Midler had cofounded, All Girl Productions. Though the film was met with a lukewarm reception, its song “Wind Beneath My Wings ” (sung by Midler) became a smash hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100; it also won Midler…
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