Babe London

Acting

Born Aug 28, 1901

From Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died Nov 29, 1980

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.

Babe London

Known For

Dancing in the Dark

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Hazard

Go West

Sex Kittens Go to College

Hollow Triumph

A Day's Pleasure

When the Clouds Roll By

The Balloonatic

New Moon

Filmography — Acting

Dancing in the Dark

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Hazard

Go West

Sex Kittens Go to College

Hollow Triumph

A Day's Pleasure

When the Clouds Roll By

The Balloonatic

New Moon

Jackass Mail

Public Pigeon No. 1

This Time for Keeps

The Good Humor Man

The Judge Steps Out

Long Pants

Our Wife

The Boob

Red Pepper

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Awakening

Jonah Jones

Mr. Dynamite

The Princess from Hoboken

Just a Good Guy

Call the Wagon

Grandpa's Girl

Scrambled Brains

Getting Gertie's Goat

The Weak-End Party

The Rent Dodgers

The Handy Man

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Sauce and Senoritas

Scared Silly

When Romance Rides

Stay Single

Golden Dreams

Kidding Katie

All Aboard

Merely Mary Ann

Scrambled Eggs

Winter Has Came

Done in Oil

Is That Nice?

Why Worry

Nearly Married

A Hula Honeymoon