[1] Babbin began her television career in 1954 at David Susskind’s production company Talent Associates, starting out as a script editor.
The two women collaborated on several adaptations of stage plays, including Harvey, The Browning Version, Ethan Frome, The Member of The Wedding, Our Town and Billy Budd.
In 1961, Susskind and Babbin produced a short-lived dramatic anthology, Way Out, which was a series of macabre stories by Roald Dahl.
They also continued their collaboration throughout the decade as producers on TV specials, including Hedda Gabler (with Ingrid Bergman and Michael Redgrave), and The Crucible (with George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst and Fritz Weaver).
From 1979 to 1982, Babbin served as Vice President, Novels For Television and Miniseries for ABC Entertainment.