Babbitt worked to protect scenic and historic areas of America's federal public lands.

Babbitt worked as an animator or animation director on such films as The Three Little Pigs ( 1933 ), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( 1937 ), Fantasia ( 1940 ), and The Incredible Mr. Limpet ( 1964 ), among others.

An unfair labor practices suit brought by Babbitt ( by this point drafted into the Armed Forces ) worked its way through the courts, and Disney was forced to rehire him after World War II.

Through Babbitt, who worked at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, and others, Davidovsky developed an interest in electroacoustic music.

This was done by Art Babbitt and Dick Huemer in the short film The Wise Little Hen, a film in which Lundy also worked.

In Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ) – which was produced in 1944 but not released until 1946 – Kelly collaborated with Fred Astaire – for whom he had the greatest admiration – in the famous " The Babbitt and the Bromide " challenge dance routine.

On January 18, 2001 Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt created the Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge during his final days in office with Secretary ’ s Order 3223.

< http :// www. oxfordreference. com > 27 October 2011 </ ref > Clement Greenberg sees modernism ending in the 1930s, with the exception of the visual and performing arts, but with regard to music, Paul Griffiths notes that, while modernism " seemed to be a spent force " by the late 1920s, after World War II, " a new generation of composers-Boulez, Barraqué, Babbitt, Nono, Stockhausen, Xenakis " revived modernism .< ref > Paul Griffiths " modernism " The Oxford Companion to Music.

He went on to study composition with the composer Milton Babbitt.

" Babbitt and Sondheim were both fascinated with mathematics and together they studied songs by various composers, especially Jerome Kern.

" Sondheim then said of Babbitt, " I am his maverick, his one student who went into the popular arts with all his serious artillery.

" Tolkien wrote to W. H. Auden that The Marvellous Land of Snergs " was probably an unconscious source-book for the Hobbits " and he told an interviewer that the word hobbit " might have been associated with Sinclair Lewis's Babbitt " ( like hobbits, George Babbitt enjoys the comforts of his home ).

Actively interested in parapsychology and spirit communication, Hapgood spent a decade working with the New England medium Elwood Babbitt in attempts to make contact with notable figures from the past.

Hapgood audiotaped and transcribed a number of Babbitt's " trance lectures " which purported to come from Jesus, Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, and the Hindu god Vishnu, using the material to publish his final three books: Voices of Spirit, Through the Psychic Experience of Elwood Babbitt ( 1975 ), Talks with Christ and His Teachers Through the Psychic Gift of Elwood Babbitt ( 1981 ), and The God Within: a Testament of Vishnu, a Handbook for the Spiritual Renaissance ( 1982 ).

* Babbitt, Elwood D., with Charles Hapgood ( editor ); Talks with Christ and his teachers: through the psychic gift of Elwood Babbitt, 1981

* Babbitt, Elwood D., with Charles Hapgood ( editor ); God Within, A Testament of Vishnu

* Milton Babbitt wrote a song called " Philomel " based on the story, with a libretto by poet John Hollander, for vocalist Bethany Beardslee accompanied by synthesizer and recorded soprano.

2006 saw the closing of Kasson Pool Table Company leaving Babbitt with many fewer jobs.

The city of Babbitt was left with the buildings due to the default of loans given to the company.

Cliffs Natural Resources owns and operates Northshore Mining, which has mining operations in Babbitt and crushing, concentrating ( grinding ) and pelletizing operations in Silver Bay, along with United Taconite which has mining operations in Eveleth and crushing, concentrating and pelletizing operations in Forbes.

Babbitt is the only Arizona governor to have completed two four-year terms with nine years of service.

Babbitt is also credited with creating the character of Goofy, a character which he later described in the 1987 documentary film " Animating Art ":

Disney was forced to re-hire Babbitt after the strike was over, along with many other strikers, but by now the two men hated one another.

Judge Babbitt, who died on February 15, 1920, was general counsel for and a director of several mining companies.

From 1988 to 1990, McCurry served as director of communications for the Democratic National Committee, and served as press secretary for the presidential campaigns of John Glenn ( 1984 ), Bruce Babbitt ( 1988 ), and Bob Kerrey, ( 1992 ), as well as the 1988 vice-presidential campaign for Lloyd Bentsen.

Among the studio musicians responsible for the " Motown Sound " were keyboardists Earl Van Dyke, Johnny Griffith, and Joe Hunter ; guitarists Joe Messina, Robert White, and Eddie Willis ; percussionists Eddie " Bongo " Brown and Jack Ashford ; drummers Benny Benjamin, Uriel Jones, and Richard " Pistol " Allen ; and bassists James Jamerson and Bob Babbitt.

Notable faculty have included philosophers such as Leo Strauss ; writers such as Natalie Babbitt, Alex Haley, and poet Howard Nemerov ; composers such as Jay Reise ; and diplomats and politicians such as Edward S. Walker, Jack F. Matlock, Jr., and Bernie Sanders.

His notable students include John Adams, Milton Babbitt, Jack Behrens, Elmer Bernstein, Robert Cogan, Robert Black, Edward T. Cone, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, David Del Tredici, Alan Fletcher, Carlton Gamer, Steven Gellman, Miriam Gideon, John Harbison, Walter Hekster, Robert Helps, Andrew Imbrie, Earl Kim, Fred Lerdahl, Leon Kirchner, David Lewin, William Mayer, Conlon Nancarrow, Roger Nixon, Will Ogdon, Claire Polin, Einojuhani Rautavaara, William Schimmel, Richard St. Clair, Roland Trogan, George Tsontakis, John Veale, Peter Westergaard, Rolv Yttrehus and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.

Books for Young Readers also publishes Natalie Babbitt, Roald Dahl, Jack Gantos, George Selden, Uri Shulevitz, and Peter Sis.

In addition to bassist James Jamerson, The Funk Brothers consisted of the following musicians: Jack Ashford ( percussion ); Bob Babbitt ( bass ); Joe Hunter ( keyboards ); Uriel Jones ( drums ); Joe Messina ( guitar ); Eddie Willis ( guitar ); " Pistol " Allen ( drums ); " Papa Zita " Benjamin ( drums ); " Bongo " Brown ( percussion ); Johnny Griffith ( keyboards ); Earl Van Dyke ( keyboards ); and Robert White ( guitar ).

Some of the more popular members included vocalist Harry Babbitt, cornetist Merwyn Bogue ( aka Ish Kabibble ), trombonist Bruce King, saxophonist Jack Martin ( who sang lead vocal on the number one hit, " Strip Polka "), Ginny Simms ( who had her own successful acting and singing career after leaving Kyser ’ s band ), Sully Mason, Mike Douglas ( years before he became a popular TV talk show host ) and Georgia Carroll.

Whitfield arranged and recorded the non-orchestral elements of the instrumental with Motown's studio band, The Funk Brothers, who for this recording included Eddie " Chank " Willis on guitar, Jack Ashford on marimba, Jack Brokensha on timpani, Andrew Smith on drums, and Bob Babbitt on bass.

* Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers, including Eddie Willis ( guitar ), Bob Babbitt ( bass ), Jack Ashford ( marimba ), Jack Brokensha ( timpani ), and Andrew Smith ( drums )

Composers such as Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez, Luigi Nono, Milton Babbitt and Jean Barraqué used serial techniques of one sort or another in most of their music.

Of Disney studio animators, Art Babbitt is most regarded for the creation of the Goofy character, while original concept drawings were by Frank Webb.

After introducing George F. Babbitt as a middle-aged man, " nimble in the calling of selling houses for more than people could afford to pay ," Lewis presents a meticulously detailed description of Babbitt's morning routine.

According to Babbitt, any “ decent ” man in Zenith belonged to at least two or three “ lodges ” or booster clubs.

Although Paul still played the violin on occasion, when he did “ even Zilla was silent as the lonely man who lost his way … spun out his dark soul in music .” Even though Babbitt and Paul abandoned their former goals and ideals, Babbitt still dreams of a “ fairy child .” She is an imaginary woman, full of life and gaiety, who does not see him as a stogy old businessman, but a “ gallant youth .” He imagines various women as his fairy child, including his secretary, a manicurist, his son ’ s girlfriend Eunice Littlefield, and finally Tanis Judique.

Homer is impressed by the card-counting abilities of a man who resembles Raymond Babbitt, Hoffman's character in the film.

In 1991 Disney Company chief Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt, contacted Art Babbitt and they ended the long feud.

When Babbitt and Paul arrive at the camp they marvel at the beauty and simplicity of nature.

When he and Babbitt leave for their trip to Maine they stop off in New York, where Paul looks longingly at ocean liners set to cross the Atlantic.

Readers praising Lewis for his “ realism ,” eagerly admitted the regularity with which they encountered Babbitts in their daily lives, but could also relate to some of Babbitt ’ s anxieties about conformity and personal fulfillment.

Another reviewer, agreeing that Lewis was certainly no Twain, calls Babbitt “ a monstrous, bawling, unconscionable satire ,” and writes “ Mr. Lewis is the most phenomenally skillful exaggerator in literature today .” Although many critics agreed that there was some truth in the depiction of America Lewis put forth, they could not agree that it existed to the extent portrayed in Babbitt.

Needing a permanent drummer for the group, George T. Babbitt, Jr. having dropped out because he was not old enough to play night clubs and bars, they hired Howie Johnson and, in the midst of a fast-paced touring schedule, recorded an album to capitalize on the success of the single.

In 2008 Uriel Jones, Ray Monette, Dennis Coffey, Robert Jones and Bob Babbitt accompanied other notable Detroit session musicians including Larry Fratangelo, Dennis Sheridan, Edward Gooch, John Trudell, George Benson, Mark Burger, David Jennings, Spider Webb, and Rob Pipho where they appeared on the Carl Dixon Bandtraxs project which featured a Dennis Coffey / Carl Dixon production of 4 brand new songs.

The Groundwater Management Act of 1980, sponsored by Governor Babbitt, raised the price of water to farmers, while cities had to reach a " safe yield " so that they groundwater usage did not exceed natural replenishment.