Babe
The Babe Didrikson Zaharias Story
1977 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Buzz Kulik |
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| Writer: | Joanna Lee, Harry Paxton |
| Staring: |
| This is the life story of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, from her early Texas tomboy days to her Gold Medal triumphs at the 1932 Olympics, her remarkable career as a champion golfer, her fulfilling marriage to wrestler George Zaharias, and the final battle with the only thing tougher than she was. | |
| Release Date: | May 14, 1977 |
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| Director: | Buzz Kulik |
| Writer: | Joanna Lee, Harry Paxton |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | olympic games, golf, sexism, disease, told in flashback |
| Production Companies | MGM Television, Norman Felton/Stanley Rubin Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Susan Clark | Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson Zaharias |
| Alex Karras | George Zaharias |
| Slim Pickens | Colonel M.J. McCombs |
| Jeanette Nolan | Hannah Marie Didrikson |
| Ellen Geer | Lilly Didrikson |
| Ford Rainey | Dr. Tatum |
| Arch Johnson | Mr. Johnson |
| Greg Mabrey | Jimmy |
| Stu Nahan | Sportscaster |
| Philip Bourneuf | Mr. Icely |
| Byron Morrow | Grantland Rice |
| Mickey Sholdar | Golf Pro |
| Meg Wyllie | Sister Tarsisis |
| Kathleen Cody | Sue Ellen |
| Kathleen Hughes | Nancy Armitage |
| Dick Dinman | Rudy |
| Lew Gallo | Reporter (uncredited) |
| James Griffith | Hospital Spokesman (uncredited) |
| Bob Harks | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Michael Swan | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Herb Vigran | Heckler (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joanna Lee | Writer, Adaptation |
| Harry Paxton | Writer |
| Henry Berman | Editor |
| Gary Shaffer | Casting |
| E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| David Marshall | Art Direction |
| Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Charles F. Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| Buzz Kulik | Director |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator |
| Carolyn Elias | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Maurice Vaccarino | Unit Production Manager |
| Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Hal Watkins | Sound |
| Paul Wolfe | Cableman |
| Floydine Alexander | Wardrobe Master |
| Eric Seelig | Wardrobe Master |
| Harry V. Lojewski | Music Supervisor |
| Laurindo Almeida | Musician |
| Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | Musician |
| Pamela Goldsmith | Musician |
| Artie Kane | Musician |
| Armand Kaproff | Musician |
| Milton Kestenbaum | Musician |
| Jacob Krachmalnick | Musician |
| Ronald Langinger | Musician |
| Peter Mercurio | Musician |
| Richard Nash | Musician |
| Ted Nash | Musician |
| Uan Rasey | Musician |
| Dorothy Remsen | Musician |
| Sheldon Sanov | Musician |
| Bud Shank | Musician |
| Haim Shtrum | Musician |
| Eleanor Slatkin | Musician |
| Robert Sushel | Musician |
| Dorothy Wade | Musician |
| Ken Watson | Musician |
| Graham Young | Musician |
| Mary Louise Zeyen | Musician |
| Adell Aldrich | Script Supervisor |
| Chuck DeBus | Technical Advisor |
| Fred Gerber | Production Assistant |
| Mickey Sholdar | Technical Advisor |
| George Zaharias | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Norman Felton | Producer |
| Stanley Rubin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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