Hughes, Babette, 1905-1982
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Name (Latin)
Hughes, Babette, 1905-1982
Other forms of name
Hall, Babette, 1905-1982
nnaa Hall, Babette Plechner, 1906-
Plechner, Babette, 1905-1982
Plechner, Helen Babette, 1905-1982
Date of birth
1905-12-28
Date of death
1982-08
Place of birth
Seattle (Wash.)
Associated country
United States
Place of residence/headquarters
Seattle (Wash.)
New York (N.Y.)
Rye (N.Y.)
Field of activity
Playwriting
Translating and interpreting
Public relations
Drama
Novels
Occupation
Dramatists
Novelists
Translators
Public relations personnel
Playwrights
Associated Language
engfre
Gender
female
Fuller form of name
Helen Babette
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Sovpault, P. The Am. influence in France, 1930:p. 6 (Babette Hughes)
- LC data base 10/13/83(hdg.: Hall, Babette Plechner, 1906- ; usage: Babette Hall)
- Harmony, 1933:title page (translation from the French by Babette and Glenn Hughes)
- Wikipedia, May 3, 2018(Babette Hughes (28 December 1905-1982); American playwright of one-act plays and a mystery novelist. She was born Helen Babette Plechner in Seattle, Washington. While an English student at the University of Washington she met the American playwright Glenn Hughes who she married in 1924; she wrote comedic one-act plays, mysteries, and non-fiction works. After their divorce, she relocated from Seattle to New York City and married Benn Hall, a public relations executive. Once Hall died, Hughes took over his public relations firm. She also wrote a non-fiction book based on her work in public relations, The right angles)
- Columbia magazine, fall 2015, viewed online May 3, 2018:pages 28-29 (born Helen B. Plechner, Babette grew up on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Her parents, Cecil [i.e. Ceil] and L.R. Plechner owned the Northern Hotel)
- Washington birth records, 1870-1935, via Ancestry website, May 3, 2018(Babette Plechner, date of birth: 28 Dec 1905; gender: female; birth place: Seattle, Washington; father: L Plechner; mother: Ceil Prager)
- U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, via Ancestry website, May 3, 2018(Babette Hall, last residence: 10580 Rye, Westchester, New York; born: 28 Dec 1905; died: Aug 1982)
Wikipedia description:
Babette Hughes (1905–1982) was an American playwright of one-act plays and mystery novelist. She was born in Seattle, Washington and while an English student at the University of Washington she met the American playwright Glenn Hugheswhom she married in 1924 for around 20 years. Hughes wrote comedic one-act plays, mysteries, and non-fiction works.
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