- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 28, 1901
- Place of Birth
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Died
- November 29, 1980
Babe London
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 succes…
Filmography
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
movieThe Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 · Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSex Kittens Go to College
1960 · Miss Amanda Cadwallader
moviePublic Pigeon No. 1
1957 · Heavy Woman (uncredited)
tvSergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
movieScrambled Brains
1951 · Nora
movieThe Good Humor Man
1950 · Inmate (uncredited)
movieDancing in the Dark
1949 · Hula Girl
movieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Fat Woman (uncredited)
movieHollow Triumph
1948 · Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
movieHazard
1948 · Matron (uncredited)
movieThe Judge Steps Out
1947 · Mother at Party (uncredited)
movieJackass Mail
1942 · Dancehall Girl
movieThis Time for Keeps
1942 · Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
movieMr. Dynamite
1941 · Heavyset Ball-throw Target
movieOur Wife
1931 · Dulcy, the bride (uncredited)
movieNew Moon
1930 · Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
movieThe Awakening
1928
movieTillie's Punctured Romance
1928 · Strong Woman
Scared Silly
movieScared Silly
1927
movieAll Aboard
1927 · Princess
movieLong Pants
1927 · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
movieThe Princess from Hoboken
1927 · Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
movieIs That Nice?
1926 · Winnie Nash
movieThe Boob
1926 · Fat Girl (uncredited)
movieGo West
1925 · Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Scrambled Eggs
movieScrambled Eggs
1925 · Babe
Red Pepper
movieRed Pepper
1925 · Girl on Tom's Bike
movieJust a Good Guy
1924 · Overdressed Flirt
movieJonah Jones
1924 · The Hired Man's Sweetheart
movieGrandpa's Girl
1924
movieGetting Gertie's Goat
1924 · Mrs Smith
movieStay Single
1924
Call the Wagon
movieCall the Wagon
1923 · The Maid
movieKidding Katie
1923 · Queenie
Done in Oil
movieDone in Oil
1923
Winter Has Came
movieWinter Has Came
1923 · The Hired Girl
movieThe Handy Man
1923 · A house guest
A Hula Honeymoon
movieA Hula Honeymoon
1923 · Mrs. Smudge
movieThe Balloonatic
1923 · Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
movieThe Weak-End Party
1922 · Party Guest
movieGolden Dreams
1922 · Strong Woman
movieWhen Romance Rides
1922 · Sally Brackton
Why Worry
movieWhy Worry
1921
movieNearly Married
1920 · John D. Gotalot's Niece
movieMerely Mary Ann
1920 · Rosie Leadbatter
The Rent Dodgers
movieThe Rent Dodgers
1920
Sauce and Senoritas
movieSauce and Senoritas
1920
movieWhen the Clouds Roll By
1919 · Switchboard Operator
movieA Day's Pleasure
1919 · Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)