{"id":963,"date":"2025-11-03T22:41:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=963"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:01:28","slug":"bette-midler-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/bette-midler-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Bette Midler High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"celeb_name\">Bette Midler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Singer, Actress, Comedian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Birthdate:&nbsp;<\/strong>Dec 01, 1945<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Radford-High-School\/912?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radford High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbooks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/siteui\/yearbooks\/4630?page=1&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1963<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook photos of Bette Midler from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Radford-High-School\/912?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radford High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bette-midler-yearbook-photo.png\" alt=\"Bette Midler 1963 senior yearbook portrait\" class=\"wp-image-966\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/young-bette-midler.png\" alt=\"Bette Midler 1963 drama production yearbook photo\" class=\"wp-image-967\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bette-midler-high-school.png\" alt=\"Bette Midler 1963 yearbook candid\" class=\"wp-image-968\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RadfordHighSchool-1963-yearbook-cover.png\" alt=\"Radford High School\" class=\"wp-image-969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RadfordHighSchool-1963-yearbook-cover.png 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RadfordHighSchool-1963-yearbook-cover-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/celebrity\/bette-midler\/senior%20portrait:%20http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/siteui\/yearbooks\/4630?page=58&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/siteui\/yearbooks\/4630?page=158&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bette Midler<\/strong>&nbsp;(born December 1, 1945) is a singer, actress, and comedian. She is a 1963 graduate of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Radford-High-School\/912?s=80640\">Radford High School<\/a>, in Honolulu, HI. While at Radford, she participated in theater, was class president, and was a member of Regents Club. Midler\u2019s performance career began off-off-Broadway in the late 1960s when she appeared in several plays. She followed this up by starring in the first professional production of&nbsp;<em>Tommy<\/em>&nbsp;in 1971. Midler started releasing solo albums soon after, beginning with&nbsp;<em>The Divine Miss M<\/em>&nbsp;(co-produced by Barry Manilow) in 1972. Over the course of her musical career, she has had several hit songs, including \u201cThe Rose,\u201d \u201cWind Beneath My Wings,\u201d and \u201cFrom a Distance.\u201d Midler is also an accomplished actress. Her big-screen debut, for which she won two Golden Globes, was in 1979\u2019s&nbsp;<em>The Rose<\/em>. She is also known for her roles in&nbsp;<em>Down and Out in Beverly Hills<\/em>&nbsp;(1986),&nbsp;<em>Outrageous Fortune<\/em>&nbsp;(1987),&nbsp;<em>Beaches<\/em>&nbsp;(1988),&nbsp;<em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>(1993),&nbsp;<em>The First Wives Club<\/em>&nbsp;(1996), and&nbsp;<em>The Stepford Wives<\/em>&nbsp;(2004). Midler has also found time for occasional television appearances and a Vegas show (2008-2010). Starting in March 2017, she is due to star in the Broadway revival of&nbsp;<em>Hello, Dolly!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards (partial):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Golden Globe Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best Actress in a Motion Picture \u2013 Comedy or Musical<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>The Rose<\/em>. 1979<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Golden Globe Award for&nbsp;<strong>New Star of the Year \u2013 Actress<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>The Rose<\/em>. 1980<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Golden Globe Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best Actress \u2013 Miniseries or Television Film<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Gypsy<\/em>. 1993<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best New Artist<\/strong>. 1974<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best Female Pop Vocal Performance<\/strong>&nbsp;for \u201cThe Rose.\u201d 1981<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Record of the Year<\/strong>&nbsp;for \u201cWind Beneath My Wings.\u201d 1990<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Primetime Emmy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Special<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Ol\u2019 Red Hair is Back<\/em>. 1977<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Primetime Emmy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Diva Las Vegas<\/em>. 1997<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tony Award for&nbsp;<strong>Adding Lustre to the Broadway Season<\/strong>. 1974<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bette Midler Singer, Actress, Comedian Birthdate:&nbsp;Dec 01, 1945 High School:&nbsp;Radford High School Yearbooks:&nbsp;1963 Yearbook photos of Bette Midler from&nbsp;Radford High School &nbsp;&nbsp; Bette Midler&nbsp;(born December 1, 1945) is a singer, actress, and comedian. 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