Babe London
Born
August 28, 1901
Died
November 29, 1980 (79 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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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.
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968
Sex Kittens Go to College
Miss Amanda Cadwallader
1960
Public Pigeon No. 1
Heavy Woman (uncredited)
1957
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
(1 episode)
1955
Scrambled Brains
Nora
1951
The Good Humor Man
Inmate (uncredited)
1950
Dancing in the Dark
Hula Girl
1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Fat Woman (uncredited)
1949
Hollow Triumph
Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
1948
Hazard
Matron (uncredited)
1948
The Judge Steps Out
Mother at Party (uncredited)
1947
Jackass Mail
Dancehall Girl
1942
This Time for Keeps
Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
1942
Mr. Dynamite
Heavyset Ball-throw Target
1941
Our Wife
Dulcy, the bride
1931
New Moon
Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
1930
The Awakening
1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Strong Woman
1928
Scared Silly
1927
The Princess from Hoboken
Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
1927
The Boob
Fat Girl (uncredited)
1926
Go West
Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
1925
Scrambled Eggs
Babe
1925
Red Pepper
Girl on Tom's Bike
1925
Jonah Jones
The Hired Man's Sweetheart
1924
Grandpa's Girl
1924
Getting Gertie's Goat
Mrs Smith
1924
Stay Single
1924
Call the Wagon
The Maid
1923
Kidding Katie
Queenie
1923
Done in Oil
1923
Winter Has Came
The Hired Girl
1923
The Handy Man
A house guest
1923
A Hula Honeymoon
Mrs. Smudge
1923
The Balloonatic
Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
1923
The Weak-End Party
Party Guest
1922
Golden Dreams
Strong Woman
1922
When Romance Rides
Sally Brackton
1922
Why Worry
1921
Nearly Married
John D. Gotalot's Niece
1920
The Rent Dodgers
1920
Sauce and Senoritas
1920
When the Clouds Roll By
Switchboard Operator
1919
A Day's Pleasure
Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
1919