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Babette New Biography (1913-)

Born November 7, 1913, in New York, NY; daughter of William Francis (a performer; stage name William Francis Nugent) and Elizabeth Brown Lee (a poetess; maiden name, MacCarley) New; married Harold Kovner (a lawyer and hospital director), February 23, 1943 (divorced); children: Amy; (step-son) Victor. Addresses: HOME--155 W. 68th Street, New York, NY 10023. AGENT--Peter Beilin, 230 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10169.

Babette New told CTFT that she studied sculpture in Paris in 1932 and servedas a model for painters. She speaks French and has travelled in France, Greece, Italy, England, and Ireland.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

November 7, 1913

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Penny, Dear Octopus, Peterborough Players, NH, 1939.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, In Good King Charles' Golden Days, New York City production, 1957.
• Baroness, The Italian Straw Hat, New York City, 1959.
• at the Carriage House Theatre, Little Compton, RI: Aunt, Hedda Gabler, 1962, mother, Dark of the Moon, 1964, Aunt, Sweet Bird of Youth, 1965, Baroness, Sleeping Prince, 1966, Aunt, The Miracle Worker, 1969, Maud, Forty Carats,1972, and Prudence, Camille, 1974.
• Tsk, Mary, Tsk, New York City, 1970.
• Orestes, American Academy of Dramatic Art, 1970.
• Brand, New York City, 1971.
• Abbott & Son, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1971.
• Cybele and Petty Bourgeois, both W.P.A. Theatre, New York City, 1972.
• Il Manifesto, Provincetown Theatre, 1974.
• Peril at End House, Impossible Ragtime Theatre, New York City, 1978.
• FILM DEBUT--The Stoolie, 1972.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• The Godfather, Part II, Paramount, 1974.
• Marathon Man, Paramount, 1976.
• The Next Man, Allied Artists, 1976.
• The Front, Columbia, 1976.
• Audrey Rose, United Artists, 1977.
• Roseland, Cinema Shares, 1977.
• Superman, Warner Brothers, 1978.
• Seventh Avenue, 1978.
• Circle of Two, 1979.
• Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980.
• Paternity, Paramount, 1981.
• Dogs of War, United Artists, 1981.
• Only When I Laugh, Columbia, 1981.
• Zelig, Warner Brothers, 1983.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• Calucci's Department, CBS, 1973.