Authors: Mark Bego
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Star
, March 24, 1981, “Why I’ll Stop at Nothing to Keep My Body Looking Young and Sexy.”
(126)
Star
, April 9, 1985, “Cher Rockets Back to the Top with a New Man & Plans for Another Baby,” Brian Haugh.
(127)
People
, 1985, “Cher’s Got Critics Raving over Her Risky Role—And Off-screen She’s Got a Loving New Man,” Jim Jerome.
(128)
USA Today
, March 14, 1985, “Cher’s Role Thrills the Real Life Rusty.”
(129)
USA Today
, March 21, 1985, “Cher’s Seriousness Is No Act,” Tom Green.
(130)
Los Angeles Times
, April 8, 1985, “Cher Earns Share of Spotlight,” Deborah Caulfield.
(131)
USA Today
, March 8, 1985, “The Profound Truth Lies Behind
Mask
,” Jack Mathews.
(132)
New York Post
, March 8, 1985, “
Mask:
A Cher-Delight,” Rex Reed.
(133)
New York Daily News
, March 8, 1975, “The ‘Elephant Boy’s’ Story,” Kathleen Carroll.
(134)
USA Today
, Mary 15, 1985, “Festival Face-Off over Mask,” Jack Mathews.
(135)
People
, June 3, 1985, “Fair Cher?” Fred Bernstein.
(136)
Madonna: Blonde Ambition
, Mark Bego, Cooper Square Press, 2000.
(137)
USA Today
, October 31, 1985, “Cher’s Battle with Dyslexia.”
(138)
USA Today
, April 30, 1987, “Turning the Spotlight on Stars’ Moms,” Matt Roush.
(139)
The Academy Awards
presentation, Los Angeles, California, March 24, 1986.
(140)
Kelly & Company
, TV show, WXYZ-TV, Detroit, Michigan, March 28, 1986, Shirley Eder and Rex Reed as guests discussing the Academy Awards.
(141)
Kelly & Company
, TV show, WXYZ-TV Detroit, Michigan, February 24, 1986, Marilyn Turner interviewing nutritionist Robert Haas.
(142)
Late Night with David Letterman
, television show, May 1986, CBS-TV.
(143)
Indianapolis Star
, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 7, 1986, [quoting
People
magazine item], “Letterman Recalls His Loss of Poise at Cher’s Hands.”
(144)
Entertainment Weekly
, April 23, 1999, “Hip to Be Cher,” Benjamin Svetkey.
(145)
Witches of Eastwick
, film, directed by George Miller, 1987.
(146)
Tallahassee Democrat
, Tallahassee, Florida, August 4, 1986, “Names and Faces” column item “Cher Escapes Accident with Minor Injuries.”
(147)
New York Times
, December 11, 1987, as reproduced in the production notes included in the DVD copy of
Moonstruck
.
(148)
Box Office
, January 1988, as reproduced in the production notes included in the DVD copy of
Moonstruck
.
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Los Angeles Times
, March 1, 1987, as reproduced in the production notes included in the DVD copy of
Moonstruck
.
(150)
Backstage
, January 13, 1987, as reproduced in the production notes included in the DVD copy of
Moonstruck
.
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Moonstruck, Original Press Kit
, 1987, as reproduced in the production notes included in the DVD copy of
Moonstruck
.
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Moonstruck
, audio commentary included as a bonus track on the DVD copy of the film, MGM Pictures, 1998.
(153)
New York Post
, January 7, 1998, “Death on the Slopes II—He Made the Most of What He Had,” David Hinckley and Thomas Galvin.
(154)
TV Guide
, January 24–30, 1998, “Sonny Remembered,” Fred DeCaro.
(155)
People
, May 16, 1985, “Loving Linguine as Time Goes By.”
(156)
Star
, June 18, 1985, “Sonny Blasts Back ‘I Nearly Went Broke to Make Her the Star She Is Today’,” Audrey Lavin.
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USA Today
, October 22, 1987, “Cher Rocks, Rolls and Directs,” Jeannie Williams.
(158)
Chicago Sun Times
, June 12, 1987,
The Witches of Eastwick
, review by Roger Ebert.
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Washington Post
, June 12, 1987,
The Witches of Eastwick
, review by Rita Kempley.
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Washington Post
, June 12, 1987,
The Witches of Eastwick
, review by Desson Howe.
(161)
Chicago Sun Times
, October 23, 1987,
Suspect
, review by Roger Ebert.
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Washington Post
, October 23, 1987,
Suspect
, review by Hal Hinson.
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Washington Post
, October 23, 1987,
Suspect
, review by Desson Howe.
(164)
Music Connection
, September 18, October 1, 1989, “Cher,” Kenny Kerner.
(165)
Siskel & Ebert at the Movies
, TV show, as quoted in the
New York Times
, December 25, 1987, reviewing
Moonstruck
.
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Chicago Sun Times
, January 15, 1988,
Moonstruck
, review by Roger Ebert.
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Washington Post
, January 15, 1988,
Moonstruck
, review by Rita Kempley.
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Late Night with David Letterman
, television show, February 28, 1988.
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Los Angeles Times
, January 19, 1984, “It All Finally Falls into Place For Cher,” Kristine McKenna.
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New York Times
, Macy’s department store catalog, copy advertising the perfume “Uninhibited—by Cher,” February 1989.
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People
, May 29, 1998, “Being Cher,” Jim Jerome.
(172)
Time
, June 19, 1989, “Solo, For Now,” an item on the “People” page, Emily Mitchell.
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People
, June 19, 1989, “Solo Again, Cher No Longer Acts in Concert with Rob Camilletti.”
(174)
USA Today
, August 18, 1989, “Cher’s Sizzling Tour/Pouring Her Heart into Her Show,” Jeannie Williams.
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New York Daily News
, August 25, 1989, “Memo to Cher: Let Loose,” David Hinckley.
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Los Angeles Times
, June 23, 1990, “Cher: Glitz Not Gold,” Mike Boehm.
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Star
, October 3, 1989, “Cher Says ‘I Will’ after Rocker Richie Dazzles Her with $10G Ring.”
(178)
Chicago Sun Times
, December 14, 1990,
Mermaids
, review by Roger Ebert.
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Washington Post
, December 14, 1990,
Mermaids
, review by Desson Howe.
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Washington Post
, December 14, 1990,
Mermaids
, review by Hal Hinson.
(181)
People
, December 23, 1991, “From Cher, with Love,” Jim Jerome.
(182)
CBS This Morning
, television show, June 14, 1991, interview with Cher.
(183)
Encyclopedia of Rock Stars
, Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton, 1996, DK Publishing, New York.
(184)
People
, December 23, 1991, advertisement for the video cassette
Cherfitness—A New Attitude
.
(185)
USA Today
, March 2, 1992, “ ‘
World’ is
DiLeo’s Oyster,” Karen Thomas.
(186)
USA Today
, July 20, 1990, “Cher, A Perot Booster.”
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USA Today
, February 11, 1992, “Cher Sweet on Equal in NutraSweet Ad.”
(188)
People
, January 19, 1998, “Sonny Bono: His Improbable Life and Sudden Death/Last Run,” by Karen S. Schneider, Todd Gold, Jeanne Gordon, Lyndon Stambler, Elizabeth Leonard, and Margery Sellinger.
(189)
Washington Post
, circa 1990, exact date unknown.
(190)
National Enquirer
, February 13, 1990, “Branded a Gay, Cher’s Daughter Chastity Fights Back—THE TRUTH ABOUT CHER, MEN & ME—Exclusive Interview,” Steve Herz and Patricia Towle.
(191)
New York Times
, July 9, 1997, “Growing Up in Public: From Babe in Arms to Gay Advocate,” Alex Witchel.
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TV Guide
, “Cher the Experience,” Michael Logan, August 21–27, 1999.
(193)
Advocate
, “Chastity Lets Loose/The Sudden Adulthood of Chastity Bono,” Gabriel Rotello.
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Ready to Wear
, film, directed by Robert Altman, 1994.
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The Glory of Gershwin
, album liner notes, Mercury Records, 1994.
(196)
Billboard
, May 18, 1996, “Cher Changes Approach for Her ‘Man’s World’ on Reprise,” Jim Bessman.
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Cher Live in Concert
, August 29, 1999, concert performance broadcast and taped live from Las Vegas via HBO-TV.
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San Francisco Examiner
, April 3, 1996, review of
Faithful
entitled “
Faithful
Can Be Truly Confusing,” Barbara Shulgasser.
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USA Today
, 1996, review of
Faithful
entitled
“Faithful
Plods a Misguided Course,” Mike Clark.
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San Francisco Chronicle
, August 30, 1996, review of
Faithful
entitled, “Even Cher’s Good Looks Can’t Save
Faithful
,” Peter Stack.
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Tucson Weekly
, April 4, 1996, review of
Faithful
by Stacey Richter.
(202)
If These Walls Could Talk
, film, 1996, HBO Pictures.
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New York Times
, January 11, 1998, “The World According to the Guy Who Wore the Furry Vest,” Tom Kuntz. NOTE: This article quoted material from several other publications, including the
Los Angeles Times
, the
Chicago Tribune
, and minutes from the Washington Press Club Foundation.
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USA Today
, February 2, 1995, “He’s Got Guts, Babe: Bono in Role of Rebel,” Jessica Lee.
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USA Today
, January 7, 1998, “Bono’s Death Ends American Odyssey—Soft Reputation Belied Hard Reality of a Success Story,” Jill Lawrence.
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New York Post
, January 7, 1998, “Left Behind a Rift with Daughter,” Corky Siemaszko. NOTE: This article quoted material from the British publication
OK
magazine.
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New York Post
, January 7, 1998, “Tearful Ex-Wife Cher Jets to Daughter’s Side,” Bill Hoffman and Ward Morehouse.
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Mark Bego’s telephone interview with Anne Bego, January 5, 1998.
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New York Post
, January 10, 1998, “He Planned to Buy Helmet—Next Time,” Associated Press wire service story.
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New York Post
, January 7, 1998, “Family Had No Idea of Horror,” Denise Buffa, Brendan Bourne, and Tracy Connor.
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New York Post
, January 7, 1998, “Bono Is Killed in Ski Accident,” Michelle Caruso, Virginia Breen, and Corky Siemaszko.
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New York Post
, January 10, 1998, “Two of Sonny’s Wives Are Sisters in Grief” (incorporating quotes from the Palm Springs newspaper the
Desert Sun
), Larry Sutton.