Babe (1975)
- Director(s):
- Buzz Kulik
Synopsis of Babe
Susan Clark won an Emmy for her performance as legendary woman athlete Babe Didrickson (1916-1956). The film starts in Port Arthur, Texas, with teenaged Babe depriving herself of a social life in order to excel at track and field. Her well-honed skills and fierce competitive spirit win Babe a slot at the Los Angeles-based 1932 Olympics. Able to excel in practically any sport, Babe becomes a pro golfer, tennis player and billiard champ. In 1940, she meets and marries roughhewn ex-wrestler George Zaharias (played by Alex Karras, Clark's real-life future husband), who becomes her mentor and manager. Despite the anticipated career and personal conflicts, George stays by Babe's side for the next sixteen years, ultimately buoying her spirits during her three-year ordeal with terminal cancer. Babe was adapted by Emmy nominee Joanna Lee from Babe Didrickson Zaharias' autobiography This Life I've Led. Footnote: for a glance at the real Babe Zaharias in action on the golf links, see the Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn vehicle Pat and Mike (52). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Babe
- Susan Clark - Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- Philip Bourneuf - Mr. Icely
- Ellen Geer - Lilly Didrikson
- Arch Johnson - Mr. Johnson
- Byron Morrow - Grantland Rose
- Jeanette Nolan - Hannah Marie Didrikson
- Ford Rainey - Dr. Tatum
- Alex Karras - George Zaharias
- Kathleen Cody - Sue Ellen
- Kathleen Hughes - Nancy Armitage
- Greg Mabrey - Jimmy
- Stu Nahan - Sportseaster
- Slim Pickens - Colonel M.J. McCombs
- Meg Wyllie - Sister Tarsisis
- Director(s):
- Buzz Kulik
- Writer(s):
- Joanna Lee
- Producer(s):
- Stanley Crea Rubin
- 1975 - Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Made for Television
- 1975 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Motion Picture Made for Television
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