Television
TV: San Fernando Valley woman isn’t entitled to bereavement money, former New York Mayor Edward Koch decides.
Aug. 29, 1997
California
Community activist Babette Lang has been elected to the California Senior Legislature, an organization of senior citizens that meets once a year in Sacramento to draft bills on behalf of seniors and lobby for their passage.
April 6, 1989
Food
Babette’s, the popular East Hampton restaurant, has opened its first West Coast location in Newport Coast.
Oct. 28, 2014
Movies
As delicately and deliciously prepared as the dishes it features, “Big Night” is a lyric to the love of food, family and persuasive acting.
Sept. 20, 1996
Archives
Babette, seen on the cover of the first Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, doesn’t use expensive beauty products and believes in moderation. But ‘keep up appearances, even when no one is looking.’
Feb. 9, 2014
First SI swimsuit cover model Babette shares tips
A day after seeing her beloved Chihuahua devoured by a 7 1/2-foot-long boa constrictor, a 74-year-old West Hills woman launched a campaign to outlaw exotic animals in residential neighborhoods.
Aug. 11, 1997
First SI swimsuit edition cover model, Babette, coaxed into public
A routine photo shoot in 1964 landed Babette on the cover of the first Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. Long out of the camera’s eye, she is drawn into events marking the issue’s 50th anniversary.
The delectable “Babette’s Feast” (at Laemmle’s Royal in West Los Angeles) is a fable told with passion, intelligence and sumptuousness.
March 25, 1988