Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
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“Bette's first major network special.”
In 1977, Bette Midler's first television special premiered, featuring guest stars Dustin Hoffman and Emmett Kelly. It went on to win Bette her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Special — Comedy-Variety or Music. To make the show palatable to home viewers, the special featured heavily cleaned up versions of the material Midler was performing at that time on stage. The title of the show, Ol' Red Hair is Back, was a takeoff on the title of Frank Sinatra's recent album Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back.
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Emmett Kelly
Self
Also in
Wind Across the Everglades
The Fat Man
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Known for
Hocus Pocus 2
The Stepford Wives
Sharon Redd
Self - Harlette
Also in
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Dwight Hemion
Jerry Blatt
Donald York
Self - Conductor
Tom Eyen
Aaron Russo
Also in
Rude Awakening
Merle Miller
Self - Harlette
Buz Kohan
Rita Scott
Robin Grean
Self - Harlette
Dwight Hemion Director · Tom Eyen Writer Pat McCormick Writer
United States release December 7, 1977 · Produced in United States
Production
CBS Studios
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 7, 1977
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