Babe London
Acting • Born 1901-08-28 – Died 1980-11-29
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.
Filmography
49 credits
Call the Wagon
Movie • 1923
The Maid
Nearly Married
Movie • 1920
John D. Gotalot's Niece
The Balloonatic
Movie • 1923
Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
Our Wife
Movie • 1931
Dulcy, the bride
Done in Oil
Movie • 1923
Scrambled Brains
Movie • 1951
Nora
Mr. Dynamite
Movie • 1941
Heavyset Ball-throw Target
Golden Dreams
Movie • 1922
Strong Woman
When Romance Rides
Movie • 1922
Sally Brackton
Stay Single
Movie • 1924
The Boob
Movie • 1926
Fat Girl (uncredited)
New Moon
Movie • 1930
Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
Scrambled Eggs
Movie • 1925
Babe
Go West
Movie • 1925
Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Movie • 1928
Strong Woman
Jonah Jones
Movie • 1924
The Hired Man's Sweetheart
The Judge Steps Out
Movie • 1947
Mother at Party (uncredited)
Winter Has Came
Movie • 1923
The Hired Girl
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Movie • 1949
Fat Woman (uncredited)
When the Clouds Roll By
Movie • 1919
Switchboard Operator
Hazard
Movie • 1948
Matron (uncredited)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie • 1968
Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Day's Pleasure
Movie • 1919
Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
Jackass Mail
Movie • 1942
Dancehall Girl
Red Pepper
Movie • 1925
Girl on Tom's Bike
Why Worry
Movie • 1921
A Hula Honeymoon
Movie • 1923
Mrs. Smudge
Scared Silly
Movie • 1927
This Time for Keeps
Movie • 1942
Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
Sex Kittens Go to College
Movie • 1960
Miss Amanda Cadwallader
The Princess from Hoboken
Movie • 1927
Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
Dancing in the Dark
Movie • 1949
Hula Girl
The Good Humor Man
Movie • 1950
Inmate (uncredited)
The Weak-End Party
Movie • 1922
Party Guest
The Handy Man
Movie • 1923
A house guest
Grandpa's Girl
Movie • 1924
Kidding Katie
Movie • 1923
Queenie
Getting Gertie's Goat
Movie • 1924
Mrs Smith
Hollow Triumph
Movie • 1948
Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
The Rent Dodgers
Movie • 1920
Sauce and Senoritas
Movie • 1920
Public Pigeon No. 1
Movie • 1957
Heavy Woman (uncredited)
The Awakening
Movie • 1928
Just a Good Guy
Movie • 1924
Overdressed Flirt
Merely Mary Ann
Movie • 1920
Rosie Leadbatter
Long Pants
Movie • 1927
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
All Aboard
Movie • 1927
Princess
Is That Nice?
Movie • 1926
Winnie Nash
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
TV • 1955