Babe London
Acting
Born: 1901-08-28 in 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.
Known For
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Our Wife
Dulcy, the bride (uncredited)
All Aboard
Princess
Hollow Triumph
Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Fat Woman (uncredited)
Jonah Jones
The Hired Man's Sweetheart
The Boob
Fat Girl (uncredited)
The Awakening
Scared Silly
The Good Humor Man
Inmate (uncredited)
Kidding Katie
Queenie
Dancing in the Dark
Hula Girl
Scrambled Brains
Nora
Go West
Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Hazard
Matron (uncredited)
Jackass Mail
Dancehall Girl
New Moon
Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
Sex Kittens Go to College
Miss Amanda Cadwallader
A Day's Pleasure
Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
Long Pants
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Grandpa's Girl
Mr. Dynamite
Heavyset Ball-throw Target
Is That Nice?
Winnie Nash
The Balloonatic
Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
Just a Good Guy
Overdressed Flirt
Merely Mary Ann
Rosie Leadbatter
This Time for Keeps
Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Strong Woman
The Judge Steps Out
Mother at Party (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
Heavy Woman (uncredited)
The Handy Man
A house guest
When the Clouds Roll By
Switchboard Operator
The Princess from Hoboken
Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
When Romance Rides
Sally Brackton
Golden Dreams
Strong Woman