"stage by Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon. Bab Ballads The Bab Ballads is a collection of light verses by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. The book takes its title from Gilbert's childhood nickname. He later began to sign his illustrations ""Bab"". Gilbert wrote the ""ballads"" collected in the book before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing these verses Gilbert developed his ""topsy-turvy"" style in which the humour is derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd. The ballads also reveal Gilbert's cynical"
"drawing titled ""Some mistake here"" on page 56 of the issue for 26 October 1861 (Plumb 2004, p. 499). Some of Gilbert's early work for the journal remains unidentified because many pieces were unsigned. The earliest pieces that Gilbert himself considered worthy to be collected in ""The Bab Ballads"" started to appear in 1865, and then much more steadily from 1866 to 1869. The series takes its title from the nickname ""Bab"", which is short for ""baby"". It may also be a homage to Charles Dickens's pen name ""Boz"". Gilbert did not start signing his drawings ""Bab"" regularly until 1866,"
"character in the movie True Lies as an example. Along the way, he points out some situations that secret agents face: Soon enough, Polgas comes in and tells him that someone is looking to hire him as a secret agent. He changes to Dobermaxx on the spot. Polgas then explains that the first thing a secret agent wannabe does is to create a name that is so appealing even if the agent himself performs dismally on the job. Bab goes off-panel and comes back wearing a business suit and his hair combed. He then introduces himself as ""Bab. James Bab,"""
"Bab's Diary Bab's Diary is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley, and starring Marguerite Clark. The film's scenario was written by Martha D. Foster, based on the screen story ""Her Diary"" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This was the first in a trilogy of ""Babs"" films all starring Clark. As described in a film magazine, Barbara Archibald (Clark) objects to being pushed into the background and, to give her family something to think about, declares that she is in love and is about to be married and end it all. She is amazed of the"
"James Bab James Bab is an adventure story arc of the Philippine comic strip series ""Pugad Baboy"", created by Pol Medina Jr. This particular story arc lasts 38 strips long and was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer from June to July 1997. In 1998, the story arc was reprinted in the tenth compilation of the comic strip series, named Pugad Baboy X. The title itself is an obvious play on James Bond, with resident hippie Bab as the main character. The arc starts with Bab commenting on the adventure and intrigue of being a secret agent, using Arnold Schwarzenegger's"
"Babs (2017 film) Babs is a BBC biopic about the life of British actress Dame Barbara Windsor. Details of the film were announced by Charlotte Moore, the BBC's Acting Director of Television, on 26 May 2016, a week after Windsor made her final appearance in ""EastEnders"" as the long-running character Peggy Mitchell. The film, written by ""EastEnders"" scriptwriter Tony Jordan, shows Windsor in the 1990s as she prepares to go on stage and recalls events from her life, including her childhood and marriage to gangster Ronnie Knight, as well as her rise to fame as part of the ""Carry On"""
"Babe Paley Barbara ""Babe"" Cushing Mortimer Paley (July 5, 1915 – July 6, 1978) was an American socialite and style icon, whose second husband was the founder of CBS, William S. Paley. She was known by the popular nickname ""Babe"" for most of her life. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1958. Born Barbara Cushing in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of world-renowned brain surgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Yale universities, and Katharine Stone (née Crowell) Cushing. She grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts."
"friend in real life. Babe Paley Barbara ""Babe"" Cushing Mortimer Paley (July 5, 1915 – July 6, 1978) was an American socialite and style icon, whose second husband was the founder of CBS, William S. Paley. She was known by the popular nickname ""Babe"" for most of her life. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1958. Born Barbara Cushing in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of world-renowned brain surgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Yale universities, and Katharine Stone (née Crowell) Cushing. She grew"
"Marcelle Karp Marcelle Karp, a.k.a. Betty Boob, (born 1964), is an American feminist writer, editor, and television director and producer. Karp worked as a television producer and director for Lifetime, Fox, and HBO; and has written for Spin, Details, and Jane magazines. In 1993 Karp and Debbie Stoller produced the first issue of ""Bust"", """"The Magazine for Women With Something to Get Off Their Chests"""", now seen as one of the flagship publications of third-wave feminism, mixing feminism with sexuality. ""Betty Boob"" was the name that Karp used in writing for the magazine (Stoller used ""Celina Hex""). The two women"
"Bab the Fixer Bab the Fixer is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film produced by E. D. Horkheimer and distributed by Mutual Film. Sherwood MacDonald directed and Jackie Saunders (wife of producer Horkheimer), who co-wrote the screenplay, stars. The film is lost. This film is not related to the series of 'Babs' films starring Marguerite Clark released by Paramount later that year. Bab Porter is a young girl who moves west with her family after her stockbroker father John Porter loses their money through bad stock investments. After 10 years of living on the Ranch, Bab has all the characteristics"
"the articles written for BUST from their first issue to 1998. Marcelle Karp Marcelle Karp, a.k.a. Betty Boob, (born 1964), is an American feminist writer, editor, and television director and producer. Karp worked as a television producer and director for Lifetime, Fox, and HBO; and has written for Spin, Details, and Jane magazines. In 1993 Karp and Debbie Stoller produced the first issue of ""Bust"", """"The Magazine for Women With Something to Get Off Their Chests"""", now seen as one of the flagship publications of third-wave feminism, mixing feminism with sexuality. ""Betty Boob"" was the name that Karp used in"
"form of a parody of the play being reviewed), and, under the pseudonym ""Bab"" (his childhood nickname), illustrated poems for several comic magazines, primarily ""Fun"", started in 1861 by H. J. Byron. He published stories, articles, and reviews in papers such as the ""Cornhill Magazine, London Society, Tinsley's Magazine"" and ""Temple Bar"". In addition, Gilbert was the London correspondent for ""L'Invalide Russe"" and a drama critic for the ""Illustrated London Times"". In the 1860s he also contributed to Tom Hood's Christmas annuals, to ""Saturday Night"", the ""Comic News"" and the ""Savage Club Papers"". ""The Observer"" newspaper in 1870 sent him"
"Babs Gonzales Babs Gonzales (October 27, 1919 – January 23, 1980), born Lee Brown, was an American jazz vocalist of the bebop era notable for writing the song ""Oop-Pop-A-Da"", which was recorded and performed by his band, Three Bips and a Bop, and was later made famous by Dizzy Gillespie. Gonzales was born Lee Brown in Newark, New Jersey, but he and his brothers were all called Babs. He studied piano at an early age and learned to play drums. Looking for whatever money-making opportunities he could find, he made his way to Los Angeles, as he recalls in his"
"Bab later gets the scare of his life when he discovers that the woman, named ""Girlie"", is his mother's friend who had just come home from Canada and was staying over at their place. Cecille, Bab's mom, later relates the reason why Girlie had come home; she was looking for a way to have her marriage in Canada annulled due to her husband's impotence. Bab helps out by introducing Girlie to Attorney Adriano. Girlie, however, soon acquires a distasteful reputation among the men of Pugad Baboy, as even Dagul was not safe from her wiles. Girlie soon confesses to Cecille"
"Babman Babman (a spoof of Batman) is an adventure story arc of the Philippine comic strip series ""Pugad Baboy"", created by Pol Medina Jr. and originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This particular story arc lasts 37 strips long. In 2002, the story arc was reprinted in ""Katorse"", the fourteenth book compilation of the comic strip series. Babman, the """"Pork Knight"""", is Bab's secret identity. He is otherwise known as Bruce Swine (a spoof of Bruce Wayne) to residents of Gothom City (a spoof of Gotham City and a twist on the Filipino word, ""gutom"", meaning ""hunger"" - as"
"1941, Babs was hired to draw the comic feature ""Black Cat"". She was one of the few female comic book artists in the United States during the World War II era. Living in the West Village, she met her husband-to-be, writer and playwright Irving Fiske, who suggested that she change her name to ""Barbara Hall,"" which she did. She signed her work ""B. Hall"" because female cartoonists were not held in high esteem. Her next strip was ""Girl Commandos"", about an international team of Nazi-fighting women. This feature focused on Pat Parker, war nurse, a ""freelance fighter for freedom."" While"
"Babu Baral Babu Baral (ببو برال real name Ayub Akhtar ایوب اختر) was a Pakistani stage actor and comedian (1964 – 2011). Baral started his career as a comedian from Gujranwala in 1982. He was a mimicry expert and could easily sing in legendary singers' voices. Baral had been suffering from cancer, hepatitis and kidney disease, and was being treated at a private hospital in Lahore. He died at the age of 47, leaving behind four children, two daughters and two sons. Baral has done many stage dramas which often made him a sign of comedy. ""Shartiya Mithay"" is his"
"herself, spending the remaining funds for its upkeep. After balancing her books she finds that she has 16 cents left for the year. However, her father is right there to help her out. She is anxious to see her sister Leila (Greene) married off so that she will be treated as a young woman. Bab mistakes the young man interested in her sister for a burglar and interferes with her sister's elopement. Disgusted at her failure to assist Leila, Bab retires, not knowing that she saved her sister from the hands of a fortune hunter. All three ""Bab's"" films are"
"Bab's Burglar Bab's Burglar was a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film followed ""Bab's Diary"", released on October 17, 1917, and was the second in the trilogy of ""Babs"" films that starred Marguerite Clark. Richard Barthelmess also appeared in an early role in his career. As described in a film magazine, Bab's father (Losee) decides to give her an allowance of $1,000 per year with nothing extra. Bab (Clark), believing herself in possession of a small fortune, buys violets for all of her teachers and an automobile for"
"BaBe Babe (ベイブ pronounced ""Babe""), stylized ""BaBe"", was a Japanese pop duo, composed of Tomoko Kondo and Yukari Nikaido. They debuted in February 1987 with ""Give Me Up"", a cover of Michael Fortunati's original song. From February 1987 to February 1990 they had several hits including ""I Don't Know"", ""Somebody Loves You"", and ""Get a Chance!"". Their highest single ranking on the Oricon charts was #4 in 1987 for ""Somebody Loves You"". They sang ""Get A Chance!"" as the end theme and post-credits music video in the third ""Project A-ko"" anime and the television adaptation of Hana no Asuka-gumi!. They"
"T-Babe T-Babe (stylised as t-babe) was a virtual pop singer created by husband-and-wife team Sascha and Tessa Hartmann for their independent record label Glasgow Records. The couple were looking to sign an artist to sing the dance tunes that Sascha had written, but were unable to find anyone suitable. As a result, they decided instead to create a 3D computer-generated character who could perform the songs. The Hartmanns developed T-Babe over the course of a year. Initially, her purpose was to attract further attention to the label from the rest of the music industry, but the couple soon began to"
"poet. Babs Gonzales Babs Gonzales (October 27, 1919 – January 23, 1980), born Lee Brown, was an American jazz vocalist of the bebop era notable for writing the song ""Oop-Pop-A-Da"", which was recorded and performed by his band, Three Bips and a Bop, and was later made famous by Dizzy Gillespie. Gonzales was born Lee Brown in Newark, New Jersey, but he and his brothers were all called Babs. He studied piano at an early age and learned to play drums. Looking for whatever money-making opportunities he could find, he made his way to Los Angeles, as he recalls in"
"American films of the time, ""Bab the Fixer"" was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors ordered cut a scene showing a girl at a table thumbing her nose. Bab the Fixer Bab the Fixer is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film produced by E. D. Horkheimer and distributed by Mutual Film. Sherwood MacDonald directed and Jackie Saunders (wife of producer Horkheimer), who co-wrote the screenplay, stars. The film is lost. This film is not related to the series of 'Babs' films starring Marguerite Clark released by Paramount later that year. Bab"
"Babrius Babrius (, ""Bábrios""; century), also known as Babrias () or Gabrias (), was the author of a collection of Greek fables, many of which are known today as Aesop's Fables. Practically nothing is known of him. He is supposed to have been a Hellenized Roman, whose original name may have been Valerius. He lived in the East, probably in Syria, where the fables seem first to have gained popularity. The address to ""a son of King Alexander"" has caused much speculation, with the result that dates varying between the 3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD have been"
"Barbro Alving Barbro Alving (12 January 1909 – 22 January 1987) was a Swedish journalist and writer, a pacifist and feminist, often using the pseudonym Bang. She wrote for, among others, the Swedish newspaper ""Dagens Nyheter"" and the magazines ""Idun"" and ""Vecko-Journalen"". She reported from various scenes during the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Cold War. Alving was born in Uppsala, the daughter of Fanny Alving and Hjalmar Alving. Her father was a teacher of Nordic literature and her mother was a writer. She later moved with her family to Stockholm. Alving never married, but she had"
"on September 3. Babe (Hyuna song) ""Babe"" (Hangul: 베베; RR: bebe; stylized as ""BABE"") is a song recorded by South Korean singer and rapper Hyuna for her sixth extended play, ""Following"" (2017). It was written by Hyuna, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom X Nang, and produced by the latter two. The song was released as the EP title track on August 29, 2017. The singer performed the song in several South Korean music programs, including Music Bank and Inkigayo. The song debuted at number 16 on the Gaon Digital Chart. ""Babe"" was written by Hyuna, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom X Nang"
"Babe (Hyuna song) ""Babe"" (Hangul: 베베; RR: bebe; stylized as ""BABE"") is a song recorded by South Korean singer and rapper Hyuna for her sixth extended play, ""Following"" (2017). It was written by Hyuna, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom X Nang, and produced by the latter two. The song was released as the EP title track on August 29, 2017. The singer performed the song in several South Korean music programs, including Music Bank and Inkigayo. The song debuted at number 16 on the Gaon Digital Chart. ""Babe"" was written by Hyuna, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom X Nang and was produced"
"now presumed to be lost. Bab's Burglar Bab's Burglar was a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film followed ""Bab's Diary"", released on October 17, 1917, and was the second in the trilogy of ""Babs"" films that starred Marguerite Clark. Richard Barthelmess also appeared in an early role in his career. As described in a film magazine, Bab's father (Losee) decides to give her an allowance of $1,000 per year with nothing extra. Bab (Clark), believing herself in possession of a small fortune, buys violets for all of her"
"name by his father's, Babo. Melville's Babo is a blend of the central roles that Babo and his father Muri play in the source. In their reproduction of Amasa Delano's chapter, the editors of the 1987 edition supply marginal page and line numbers indicating parallel passages in Melville's novella. (Compare quoteboxes to see one example of such parallels.) Biographer Parker concludes the legal documents section is roughly half Melville's own invention fused with slightly adapted documents copied from Delano. Melville's additions include cannibalism and the image of Columbus. Generally, his inventions are ""not distinguishable without collation of the real depositions"
"Babe (Styx song) ""Babe"" is a song by the American rock band Styx. It was the lead single from the band's 1979 triple-platinum album ""Cornerstone"". The song was Styx's first, and only, U.S. number-one single. ""Babe"" also went to #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It additionally held the number-one spot for six weeks on the Canadian ""RPM"" national singles chart, charting in December 1979 and becoming the opening chart-topper of the 1980s. It was also the band's only UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #6. It also reached #1 in South Africa. The song was written by member Dennis"
"Babe (Styx song) ""Babe"" is a song by the American rock band Styx. It was the lead single from the band's 1979 triple-platinum album ""Cornerstone"". The song was Styx's first, and only, U.S. number-one single. ""Babe"" also went to #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It additionally held the number-one spot for six weeks on the Canadian ""RPM"" national singles chart, charting in December 1979 and becoming the opening chart-topper of the 1980s. It was also the band's only UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #6. It also reached #1 in South Africa. The song was written by member Dennis"
"Al-Sahhaf is known for his daily press briefings in Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. His colorful appearances caused him to be nicknamed ""Baghdad Bob"" (in the style of previous propagandists with geographical aliases—some of them alliterative, such as ""Tokyo Rose"", ""Hanoi Hannah"" and ""Seoul City Sue"") by commentators in the United States. He was nicknamed ""Comical Ali"" (a wordplay allusion to ""Chemical Ali"" the nickname of former Iraqi Defence Minister Ali Hassan al-Majid) by commentators in the United Kingdom; commentators in Italy similarly nicknamed him ""Alì il Comico"". His pronouncements included claims that American soldiers were committing suicide"
"Alan Abel Alan Irwin Abel (August 2, 1924 – September 14, 2018) was an American hoaxer, writer, and mockumentary filmmaker famous for several hoaxes that became media circuses. Born on August 2, 1924 in Zanesville, Ohio, Abel graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S. in Education. One of Abel's earliest pranks took place in the late 1950s. Abel posed as a golf pro who taught Westinghouse executives how to use ballet positions to improve their game. Beginning May 27, 1959, with a story on the ""Today Show"", the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals (SINA), was Abel's most elaborate"