Babe London
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 28, 1901
- Died
- November 29, 1980 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Babe London (born Jean Glover, August 28, 1901 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress and comedian, most remembered for her onetime-only partnership with Oliver Hardy, in the 1931 Laurel and Hardy two-reeler Our Wife. London began her screen career as a teenager, making her film debut in The Expert Eloper in 1919. She then appeared in A Day's Pleasure, performing opposite Charlie Chaplin. London appeared in more than 50 silent films, including The Perfect Flapper, The Boob, and the 1928 version of Tillie's Punctured Romance starring W. C. Fields. She worked with many of the funny men of the day, including Harry Langdon and Chester Conklin. At the height of her career London weighed 255 pounds. Later, a heart condition necessitated a loss of 100 pounds, and her movie offers declined along with her weight. She never regained her earlier success. In the late 1950s London began a second career as a painter and devoted the last 20 years of her life to depicting on canvas the early years of Hollywood. She titled the series The Vanishing Era. London willed 75 of her paintings to the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center, along with her personal belongings.
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Filmography
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie · as Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
Movie · as Miss Amanda Cadwallader
Public Pigeon No. 1
Movie · as Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
TV · 1 ep
Scrambled Brains
Movie · as Nora
The Good Humor Man
Movie · as Inmate (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Movie · as Fat Woman (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
Movie · as Hula Girl
Hazard
Movie · as Matron (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Movie · as Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Movie · as Mother at Party (uncredited)
Jackass Mail
Movie · as Dancehall Girl
This Time for Keeps
Movie · as Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
Mr. Dynamite
Movie · as Heavyset Ball-throw Target
Our Wife
Movie · as Dulcy, the bride (uncredited)
New Moon
Movie · as Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Movie · as Strong Woman
The Awakening
Movie
Scared Silly
Movie
The Princess from Hoboken
Movie · as Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
Long Pants
Movie · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
All Aboard
Movie · as Princess
The Boob
Movie · as Fat Girl (uncredited)
Is That Nice?
Movie · as Winnie Nash
Scrambled Eggs
Movie · as Babe
Go West
Movie · as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Red Pepper
Movie · as Girl on Tom's Bike
Stay Single
Movie
Jonah Jones
Movie · as The Hired Man's Sweetheart
Grandpa's Girl
Movie
Getting Gertie's Goat
Movie · as Mrs Smith
Just a Good Guy
Movie · as Overdressed Flirt
Call the Wagon
Movie · as The Maid
The Balloonatic
Movie · as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
Done in Oil
Movie
Winter Has Came
Movie · as The Hired Girl
A Hula Honeymoon
Movie · as Mrs. Smudge
The Handy Man
Movie · as A house guest
Kidding Katie
Movie · as Queenie
Golden Dreams
Movie · as Strong Woman
When Romance Rides
Movie · as Sally Brackton
The Weak-End Party
Movie · as Party Guest
Why Worry
Movie
Nearly Married
Movie · as John D. Gotalot's Niece
The Rent Dodgers
Movie
Sauce and Senoritas
Movie
Merely Mary Ann
Movie · as Rosie Leadbatter
When the Clouds Roll By
Movie · as Switchboard Operator
A Day's Pleasure
Movie · as Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)