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.
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Movies (47)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Miss Amanda Cadwallader
1960
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Heavy Woman (uncredited)
1957
Scrambled Brains
as Nora
1951
The Good Humor Man
as Inmate (uncredited)
1950
Dancing in the Dark
as Hula Girl
1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Fat Woman (uncredited)
1949
Hollow Triumph
as Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
1948
Hazard
as Matron (uncredited)
1948
The Judge Steps Out
as Mother at Party (uncredited)
1947
Jackass Mail
as Dancehall Girl
1942
This Time for Keeps
as Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
1942
Mr. Dynamite
as Heavyset Ball-throw Target
1941
Our Wife
as Dulcy, the bride
1931
New Moon
as Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
1930
The Awakening
1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Strong Woman
1928
Scared Silly
1927
All Aboard
as Princess
1927
Long Pants
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1927
The Princess from Hoboken
as Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
1927
The Boob
as Fat Girl (uncredited)
1926
Go West
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
1925
Scrambled Eggs
as Babe
1925
Red Pepper
as Girl on Tom's Bike
1925
Just a Good Guy
as Overdressed Flirt
1924
Jonah Jones
as The Hired Man's Sweetheart
1924
Grandpa's Girl
1924
Getting Gertie's Goat
as Mrs Smith
1924
Stay Single
1924
Call the Wagon
as The Maid
1923
Kidding Katie
as Queenie
1923
Done in Oil
1923
Winter Has Came
as The Hired Girl
1923
The Handy Man
as A house guest
1923
A Hula Honeymoon
as Mrs. Smudge
1923
The Balloonatic
as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
1923
The Weak-End Party
as Party Guest
1922
Golden Dreams
as Strong Woman
1922
When Romance Rides
as Sally Brackton
1922
Why Worry
1921
Nearly Married
as John D. Gotalot's Niece
1920
Merely Mary Ann
as Rosie Leadbatter
1920
The Rent Dodgers
1920
Sauce and Senoritas
1920
When the Clouds Roll By
as Switchboard Operator
1919
A Day's Pleasure
as Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
1919
