GEORGE CLOONEY - MIDLER IN TEARS THANKS TO CLOONEY PRAISE

GEORGE CLOONEY's dad brought BETTE MIDLER to tears when she was a guest on CNN talk show host LARRY KING's Thanksgiving Eve programme last night (26NOV03) - by calling in to praise her new album.

NICK CLOONEY told a sobbing Midler his family were "very proud and honoured" with the diva's musical tribute to his late sister ROSEMARY, who passed away last year (29JUN02).

A delighted Midler revealed she had been waiting to hear what the Clooneys thought of her THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK album, and she thanked Nick for making her Thanksgiving special.