Suzanne, Bette Midler is still alive & kicking & performing. I saw her in Dallas not so many years ago. But more importantly, I think, she's made a name for herself with her own foundation, The New York Restoration Project that is dedicated to turning vacant lots into urban gardens (See link below. About 5 years ago her work was featured on the BBC show Ground Force when the Ground Force guys came over here & helped her build one of her gardens. I just love her & think she's pretty terrific. Here is a link that might be useful: NY Restoration Project.

regarding "Glad to hear from you , Henry. How are you? " At my age one activity per day is typical. Regarding my roses: they were neglected this season. Of the 60 that I kept (mainly my seedlings) I normally would record when they flowered and often take pictures for my seedling notebook; but this year I completely stopped - I have to walk with a cane and doing so in the garden is difficult.

Why is it that the media gets us all wrapped in something and then drops it...and we never hear anything about it again. I have wondered what happened to them too. I have done a search and have only found articles from June/July.

When Richard came out of the closet a few years back it was the last I heard. He has an impressive work life to say the least. # Television Appearances # Series # Dr. James Kildare, Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1961-66 # Dr. Daniel Kulani, Island Son, CBS, 1989 # Movies # King Edward VIII, The Woman I Love, 1973 # F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald and "The Last of the Belles," 1974 # Edmond Dantes, The Count of Monte Cristo, 1975 # King Louis XIV/Philippe, The Man in the Iron Mask, 1976 # Anton Chekhov and various roles, The Good Doctor, 1978 # Dr. Frederick Cook, Cook and Perry: The Race to the Pole, 1983 # The Miracle, 1985 # Giovanni Casanova, Casanova (also known as Il veneziano, vita eamori di Giacomo Casanova), 1987 # Jason Bourne, The Bourne Identity, ABC, 1988 # Ross Colburn, Aftermath: A Test of Love, CBS, 1991 # Harry Powell, Night of the Hunter, ABC, 1991 # Captain John Crouch, Ordeal in the Arctic, ABC, 1993 # Andrew McCracken, Die Verlorene Tochter (also known as The LostDaughter), 1997 # Dane Corvin, All the Winters That Have Been, CBS, 1997 # Miniseries # Ralph Touchet, Portrait of a Lady, BBC, 1968 # Alexander McKeag, Centennial, NBC, 1978 # Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, Shogun (also known as James Clavell's Shogun), NBC, 1980 # Father Ralph de Bricassart, The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983 # Raoul Wallenberg, Wallenberg (also known as Wallenberg: A Hero's Story), NBC, 1985 # John Charles Fremont, Dream West, CBS, 1986 # Narrator, The Astronomers, PBS, 1991 # Ralph de Bricassart, The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, ABC, 1996 # Bernard Lafferty, Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke, CBS, 1999 # Televison Appearances # Specials # Title role, "Hamlet," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1970 # Narrator, The Little Mermaid, 1973 # Thomas Mendip, The Lady's Not for Burning, PBS, 1974 # Bobby, Company, PBS, 1979 # Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land, ABC, 1980 # The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, ABC, 1986 # Host, An All-Star Salute to Ford's Theatre, 1986 # A Star-Spangled Celebration, ABC, 1987 # The 41st Annual Tony Awards, 1987 # The 42nd Annual Tony Awards, 1988 # CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1989 # CBS Premiere Preview Spectacular, CBS, 1989 # Narrator, Greed, Guns and Wildlife, TBS, 1989 # A User's Guide to Planet Earth: The American Environment Test,ABC, 1991 # MGM: When the Lion Roars, TNT, 1992 # Host and narrator, Portrait of Japan, TBS, 1992 # Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1993 # Host, Great Television Moments: What We Watched, ABC, 1993 # Host, Hawaii: Paradise in Peril, TBS, 1993 # The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1999 # Television Appearances # Pilots # Title role, Paradise Kid, 1960 # Episodic # Clay Pine, "Road Hog," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1959 # Pete, "The Bobsy Twins," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1960 # Alec, "Operation Fortuna," Mr. Lucky, CBS, 1960 # "Stain of Justice," Whispering Smith, 1961 # Himself, The Andy Williams Show, 1965 # Himself, The Carol Burnett Show, 1967 # Everett/Jack Clay, "The Face on the Bar Room Floor," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000 # Also appeared in Bourbon Street Beat, ABC; and Thriller, NBC. # Television Work # Series # Executive producer, Island Son, CBS, 1989 # Film Appearances # (Film debut) Dean Christopher, The Secret of Purple Reef, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960 # Lieutenant Porter, A Thunder of Drums, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961 # David Mitchell, Twilight of Honor (also known as The Charge IsMurder), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963 # Carl Brown, Joy in the Morning, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965 # David Danner (sadistic husband), Petulia, Warner Bros., 1968 # Roderick, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Warner Bros., 1969 # Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Music Lovers (also known as Ken Russell's Film on Tchaikovsky and the Music Lovers), United Artists, 1971 # Octavius Caesar, Julius Caesar, American International, 1971 # Lord Byron, Lady Caroline Lamb (also known as Peccato d'amore), United Artists, 1972 # The Films of Robert Bolt, 1972 # Aramis, The Three Musketeers (also known as Los tres mosqueteros), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974 # Roger Simmons, son-in-law, The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974 # Aramis, The Four Musketeers (also known as The Revenge of Milady and Los cuatro mosqueteros), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975 # Prince Charming, The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella(also known as The Slipper and the Rose), Universal, 1977 # Dr. Hubbard, The Swarm, Warner Bros., 1978 # David Burton, The Last Wave, World Northal, 1979 # Nat Bridger, Murder by Phone (also known as Bells, The Calling, and Hell's Bells), 1982 # Alan Quartermain, King Solomon's Mines, Cannon, 1985 # Alan Quartermain, Alan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold, Cannon, 1987 # Aramis, The Return of the Musketeers (also known as El regresode los mosqueteros), 1989 # Jonathan Griffith, Bird of Prey, Astra Cinema, 1996 # Thaddeus MacKenzie, A River Made to Drown In, Showcase Entertainment, 1997 # The Pavilion, 1999 # Stage Appearances # (Broadway debut) Jeff Claypool, Breakfast at Tiffany's, four performances (show closed in previews), 1966 # Title role, Hamlet, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1969 # Title role, Richard II, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1971, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1972, then Eisenhower Theatre, KennedyCenter, Washington, DC, 1972 # Thomas Mendip, The Lady's Not for Burning, Chichester FestivalTheatre, Chichester, England, 1972 # Title role, Cyrano de Bergerac, Ahmanson Theatre, 1973 # The Fantasticks, Arlington Park, IL, 1973 # Reverend Shannon, The Night of the Iguana, Ahmanson Theatre, 1975,then Circle in the Square, New York City, 1976 # Sergius, Arms and the Man, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1980 # Wild Bill Hickock, Fathers and Sons, Public Theatre, New York Shakespeare Festival, then Other Stage, Los Angeles, 1981 # The Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, 1982 # Charles, Blithe Spirit, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1987 # Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Broadway production, New York City, 1993 # Captain Georg Von Trapp, The Sound of Music, Martin Beck Theater,New York City, 1999 # Alan Perry, The Shadow of Greatness, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, 2000 # Also appeared in Born Every Minute, New York City; Private Lives; The Philadelphia Story; and West Side Story. # Major Tours # Captain Georg Von Trapp, The Sound of Music, U.S. cities, 1999-2000 # Stage Director # The Shadow Box, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1978 # RECORDINGS # Albums # Has released two albums. # Singles # "Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962 # "Love Me Tender," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962 # "All I Have to Do Is Dream/Hi-Lilli, Hi-Lo," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963 # "Blue Guitar," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963