You Bette your life
On this day in 1987 a federal judge threw out Bette Midler‘s $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound-alike voice for their TV commercials.
On this day in 1987 a federal judge threw out Bette Midler‘s $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co., who used a sound-alike voice for a TV commercial. (Midler later won the case on appeal.)
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Born on this day in 1921 composer Ernest Gold
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Born on this day in 1921 soprano Marcella Pobbe
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Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi
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Happy 70th birthday soprano Jennifer Smith
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Born on this day in 1949 baritone Antonio Salvadori
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WindyCityOperaman
Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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