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Babbitt may refer to: Fiction * ''Babbitt'' (novel), a 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis ** ''Babbitt'' (1924 film), a 1924 silent film based on the novel ** ''Babbitt'' (1934 film), a 1934 film based on the novel *Babbit, the family name of the title character of '' Runny Babbit'', a book by Shel Silverstein Places in the United States *Babbitt, Minnesota *Babbitt, Nevada * Babbitt, North Bergen, New Jersey *Babbitt, Ohio Other *Babbitt (surname), list of people with this name * USS ''Babbitt'' (DD–128), United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer *Babbitt (alloy) Babbitt metal or bearing metal is any of several alloys used for the bearing surface in a plain bearing. The original Babbitt alloy was invented in 1839 by Isaac Babbitt in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. He disclosed one of his alloy recip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babbitt (novel)
''Babbitt'' (1922), by Sinclair Lewis, is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked by ''Babbitt'' was influential in the decision to award the Nobel Prize in Literature to Lewis in 1930. The novel has been filmed twice, once as a silent in 1924 and remade as a talkie in 1934. The word ''Babbitt'' has entered the English language as a "person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards". Plot ''The Smart Set''s review of the novel stated, "There is no plot whatever... Babbitt simply grows two years older as the tale unfolds." Mencken, H. L., "Portrait of an American Citizen," ''The Smart Set'' 69 (October 1922) pp. 138–139 The first seven chapters follow Babbitt's life over the course of a single day. Over breakfast, Babbitt dotes on his ten-year-old daughter Tinka, tries to dissuade hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babbitt (1924 Film)
''Babbitt'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Willard Louis, Mary Alden, and Carmel Myers.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Babbitt'' at silentera.com It is based on the 1922 novel of the same title by , later also adapted into a 1934 . Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Babbitt'' located in any film archives,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babbitt (1934 Film)
''Babbitt'' is a 1934 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis directed by William Keighley and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Claire Dodd. The screenplay is about a staid small-town businessman who gets ensnared in shady dealings. Plot summary Cast * Aline MacMahon as Myra Babbitt * Guy Kibbee as George F. Babbitt * Claire Dodd as Tanis Judique * Maxine Doyle as Verona Babbitt * Glen Boles as Ted Babbitt * Minor Watson as Paul F. Reisling * Minna Gombell as Zilla Reisling * Alan Hale as Charlie McKelvey * Berton Churchill as Judge Virgil Thompson * Russell Hicks as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee * Nan Grey as Eunice Littlefield (as Nan Gray) * Walter Walker as Luke Ethorne * Arthur Aylesworth as Zeke * Addison Richards as District Attorney * Harry Tyler as Martin Gunch * Arthur Hoyt as Willis Ivans * Mary Treen as Miss McGoun * Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runny Babbit
''Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook'' is a children's book by Shel Silverstein. A work in progress for the better part of 20 years, the book was published posthumously in 2005. The book is largely composed of spoonerism A spoonerism is an occurrence in speech in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched (see metathesis) between two words in a phrase. These are named after the Oxford don and ordained minister William Archibald Spooner, w ...s in rhyming verse. Plot Other than speaking only in spoonerisms, Runny is a normal child. He has many friends, and two loving parents, his "Dummy and Mad," who often remind him to "Shake a tower," "Dash the wishes," "Trush your beeth," "Rean up your cloom," and other chores. References 2005 poetry books 2005 children's books American children's books American poetry collections Children's poetry books Books published posthumously Books about rabbits and hares Books by Shel Silverstein HarperCollins books [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babbitt, Minnesota
Babbitt is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,462. Saint Louis County Highway 21 (CR 21) serves as a main route in the community. History The city grew out of the formation of a taconite mine built by Armco and Republic Steel starting in 1944.Silver Bay & Babbitt History , Retrieved July 7, 2010. The company town was built near the eastern edge of the . The city of Silver Bay was built simultaneously along |
Babbitt, Nevada
Babbitt, Nevada, was a populated place established as a 1941 government housing facility for workers of the neighboring Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot. Subsequently, used as a Cold War radar station ( Hawthorne Bomb Plot), remaining town structures include the school building at the intersection of 21st Street and Yorktown Avenue and numerous concrete building foundations. An RV park is located at the east side of the former community. World War II The Babbitt housing development for civilian civil service workers was the largest World War II housing project for the depot, cf. a Naval Battalion facility for 2000 sailors, Camp Jumbo for single men at a former CCC camp, a Construction Camp adjacent to Jumbo, and a trailer park near Hawthorne. The first phase of Babbitt was 25 duplex units on a single block built in 1941 which was followed by 400 duplexes in 1942 and 487 by 1943. By the final stage of duplex construction, Babbitt encompassed approximately 40 blocks and 584 duple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babbitt, North Bergen
Babbitt is a neighborhood in North Bergen Township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The area, located west of Tonnelle Avenue within the New Jersey Meadowlands District, is home to light manufacturing, warehouses, transportation facilities, and part of the wetlands preservation area known as the Eastern Brackish Marsh. Babbitt's Best Soap The name is taken from the company that produced ''Babbitt's Best Soap'', named after its founder, Benjamin T. Babbitt. In 1904 the company purchased a tract of between Granton and Fairview, and in 1907 relocated from its former premises, a facility on West Street in Lower Manhattan. to what was then one of the largest soap manufacturing plants in the world. Granton Junction and Babbitt station The West Shore Railroad, the Erie Railroad's Northern Branch, and the New York, Susquehanna, and Western (NYSW) all passed through the area running parallel to each other. Both Erie and NYSW maintained minor stations nearby 83rd Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babbitt, Ohio
The University of Dayton Ghetto, officially the Student Neighborhood, located in Dayton, Ohio, is home to upperclassmen at the University of Dayton (UD). Housing in "the Ghetto" is leased in an arrangement that resembles both traditional university housing and a landlord/tenant relationship. Tracing its history back to the 1870s, the neighborhood now includes more than 200 university-owned houses as well as landlord-owned houses, high-density housing and gathering spaces. With the inclusion of Holy Angels and The Darkside, or officially "the North Student Neighborhood", two smaller neighborhoods the university owns property in, there are more than 400 houses currently used as student residential space. Because of the area's age, the university has been engaged in a program to renovate and update the houses, and several additional changes to the neighborhood are expected in the coming years as part of the university's Master Plan. History and geography Dayton's Student Neighborhoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babbitt (surname)
Babbitt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Almon W. Babbitt (1812–1856), early Latter-day Saint leader and first secretary and treasurer of Utah Territory *Art Babbitt (1907–1992), American animator * Ashli Babbitt (died 2021), rioter killed during the 2021 United States Capitol attack *Benjamin T. Babbitt (1809–1889), American businessman and inventor *Bruce Babbitt (born 1938), United States Secretary of the Interior during the Clinton administration *Dina Babbitt (1923–2009), American painter *George T. Babbitt Jr. (born 1942), United States Air Force general * Harriet C. Babbitt (born 1947), American diplomat, attorney, and former First Lady of Arizona *Harry Babbitt (1913-2004), American singer and star during the Big Band era *Irving Babbitt (1865–1933), American academic and literary critic *Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862), American inventor * J. Randolph Babbitt (born 1946), FAA Administrator during the Obama administration *Luke Babbitt (born 1989) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Babbitt (DD-128)
USS ''Babbitt'' (DD–128) was a in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, later classified as AG-102. She was named for Fitz Babbitt. As of 2010, no other ship in the United States Navy has borne this name. Construction and commissioning ''Babbitt'' was launched on 30 September 1918 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Miss Lucile Burlin. The destroyer was commissioned on 24 October 1919 and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Service history ''Babbitt'' served with the Pacific Fleet on maneuvers and exercises until going out of commission at San Diego on 15 June 1922. Upon recommissioning on 4 April 1930, ''Babbitt'' reported to the Pacific Fleet and served along the west coast until February 1931, when she proceeded to the Atlantic Ocean. Between February 1931 and May 1932, she operated with Destroyer Squadron, Scouting Force, along the eastern seaboard, in the West Indies, the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Panama Canal Zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
