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Most fans would remember it simply as the Year of the Home Run-the year in which more were hit in the major leagues than ever before, the year Roger Maris, who has never batted above .283, hit 61 homers and moved into baseball legend by breaking Babe Ruth's 60-home-run record set in 1927. But baseball had more to crow about in 1961. There were new records and achievements all around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Summer Arithmetic | 12/29/1961 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the idealism that Rebecca West (Andrea Peterson) would instill in Rosmer (Thom Babe) is both archaic and syrupy in sound, making the actress' job incredibly difficult. For example...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Rosmersholm | 12/8/1961 | See Source »

Playing opposite Thorn Babe, however, is a demanding assignment for anyone. Praising this versatile actor's performances can become monotonous, but there seems little he cannot do magnificently. Babe made the good pastor ingenuous without making him stupid, introspective but not self-centered. And Babe did not have to salvage the production single-handedly...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Rosmersholm | 12/8/1961 | See Source »

...would be nice if the same could be said for Arthur D. Hellman's piece on bomb shelters and Thomas J. Babe, Jr.'s critique of the Bender Report. Both articles contain much good research and many perceptive thoughts. But lapses in writing and organization are their undoing. Only the most dedicated reader will follow Mr. Hellman's string of quotations to the end. And those who are initially impressed (as I was) with many of Mr Babe's observations will be disappointed to see him overcome by inarticulateness when he tries to formulate conclusions from them...

Author: By Josiah LEE Auspitz, | Title: Comment | 11/30/1961 | See Source »

Kirkland House will set produce a Sartre play this Fall as originally planned. Thomas J. Babe Jr. '3 was to direct a production of the French play right's The Flies but suffered an illness. If his health improves sufficiently, he intends to produce the play this Spring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkland Cancels Show | 10/30/1961 | See Source »

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