Acting · Des Moines, Iowa, USA · Born August 28, 1901
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.
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Miss Amanda Cadwallader
MoviePublic Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Heavy Woman (uncredited)
TVSergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
MovieScrambled Brains
1951
as Nora
MovieThe Good Humor Man
1950
as Inmate (uncredited)
MovieDancing in the Dark
1949
as Hula Girl
MovieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Fat Woman (uncredited)
MovieHollow Triumph
1948
as Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
MovieHazard
1948
as Matron (uncredited)
MovieThe Judge Steps Out
1947
as Mother at Party (uncredited)
MovieJackass Mail
1942
as Dancehall Girl
MovieThis Time for Keeps
1942
as Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
MovieMr. Dynamite
1941
as Heavyset Ball-throw Target
MovieOur Wife
1931
as Dulcy, the bride (uncredited)
MovieNew Moon
1930
as Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
MovieThe Awakening
1928
MovieTillie's Punctured Romance
1928
as Strong Woman
Scared Silly
1927
MovieAll Aboard
1927
as Princess
MovieLong Pants
1927
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
MovieThe Princess from Hoboken
1927
as Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
MovieIs That Nice?
1926
as Winnie Nash
MovieThe Boob
1926
as Fat Girl (uncredited)
MovieGo West
1925
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Scrambled Eggs
1925
as Babe
Red Pepper
1925
as Girl on Tom's Bike
MovieJust a Good Guy
1924
as Overdressed Flirt
MovieJonah Jones
1924
as The Hired Man's Sweetheart
MovieGrandpa's Girl
1924
MovieGetting Gertie's Goat
1924
as Mrs Smith
MovieStay Single
1924
Call the Wagon
1923
as The Maid
MovieKidding Katie
1923
as Queenie
Done in Oil
1923
Winter Has Came
1923
as The Hired Girl
MovieThe Handy Man
1923
as A house guest
A Hula Honeymoon
1923
as Mrs. Smudge
MovieThe Balloonatic
1923
as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
MovieThe Weak-End Party
1922
as Party Guest
MovieGolden Dreams
1922
as Strong Woman
MovieWhen Romance Rides
1922
as Sally Brackton
Why Worry
1921
MovieNearly Married
1920
as John D. Gotalot's Niece
MovieMerely Mary Ann
1920
as Rosie Leadbatter
The Rent Dodgers
1920
Sauce and Senoritas
1920
MovieWhen the Clouds Roll By
1919
as Switchboard Operator
MovieA Day's Pleasure
1919
as Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
