Babbit
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The scripts were “very sophisticated and brilliant, and we were on this new network that was teenybopper shows,” said Jamie Babbit, who directed 18 “Gilmore Girls” episodes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
This film, directed by Jamie Babbit, tackled a serious subject with campy comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2017
That can manifest in a lot of problematic ways, including trying to pretend they know what they’re doing, or just being spineless creatures, as opposed to a Jamie Babbit, who has nothing but spine.
From Time ● Oct. 1, 2015
Novels like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Sinclair Lewis’s Babbit portrayed wealth and the self-made man in America, albeit in a critical fashion.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
This remark drew from Mrs. Babbit a very close inspection of the veiled figure, who, smothering her wrath, felt greatly relieved when the train started and prevented her from hearing anything more.
From Maggie Miller by Mary Jane Holmes
