Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 28, 1901
Died
Nov 29, 1980
Place of Birth
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Credits
49 titles
Babe London
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
Miss Amanda Cadwallader
Public Pigeon No. 1
Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Scrambled Brains
Nora
The Good Humor Man
Inmate (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
Hula Girl
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Fat Woman (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
Hazard
Matron (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Mother at Party (uncredited)
Jackass Mail
Dancehall Girl
This Time for Keeps
Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
Mr. Dynamite
Heavyset Ball-throw Target
Our Wife
Dulcy, the bride (uncredited)
New Moon
Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
The Awakening
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Strong Woman
Scared Silly
All Aboard
Princess
Long Pants
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Princess from Hoboken
Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
Is That Nice?
Winnie Nash
The Boob
Fat Girl (uncredited)
Go West
Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Scrambled Eggs
Babe
Red Pepper
Girl on Tom's Bike
Just a Good Guy
Overdressed Flirt
Jonah Jones
The Hired Man's Sweetheart
Grandpa's Girl
Getting Gertie's Goat
Mrs Smith
Stay Single
Call the Wagon
The Maid
Kidding Katie
Queenie
Done in Oil
Winter Has Came
The Hired Girl
The Handy Man
A house guest
A Hula Honeymoon
Mrs. Smudge
The Balloonatic
Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
The Weak-End Party
Party Guest
Golden Dreams
Strong Woman
When Romance Rides
Sally Brackton
Why Worry
Nearly Married
John D. Gotalot's Niece
Merely Mary Ann
Rosie Leadbatter
The Rent Dodgers
Sauce and Senoritas
When the Clouds Roll By
Switchboard Operator
A Day's Pleasure
Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)