Babe London
Age: N/A | From: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Jean Glover , Ruth Glover , Jean London
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 7
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Hollow Triumph
(1948) Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
When Romance Rides
(1922) Sally Brackton
Mr. Dynamite
(1941) Heavyset Ball-throw Target
New Moon
(1930) Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
Jackass Mail
(1942) Dancehall Girl
Golden Dreams
(1922) Strong Woman
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
(1968) Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Miss Amanda Cadwallader | |
| 1955 | N/A | |
| 1951 | Nora | |
| 1950 | Inmate (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Hula Girl | |
| Fat Woman (uncredited) | ||
| 1948 | Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited) | |
| Matron (uncredited) | ||
| 1947 | Mother at Party (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Dancehall Girl | |
| Fat Lady in Theater Balcony | ||
| 1941 | Heavyset Ball-throw Target | |
| 1931 | Dulcy, the bride | |
| 1930 | Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship | |
| 1928 | Strong Woman | |
| 1927 | N/A | |
| Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff | ||
| 1926 | Fat Girl (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | Woman in Department Store (uncredited) | |
| Babe | ||
| Girl on Tom's Bike | ||
| 1924 | The Hired Man's Sweetheart | |
| N/A | ||
| Mrs Smith | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1923 | The Maid | |
| Queenie | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Hired Girl | ||
| A house guest | ||
| Mrs. Smudge | ||
| Fat Girl at The House of Trouble | ||
| 1922 | Party Guest | |
| Strong Woman | ||
| Sally Brackton | ||
| 1921 | N/A | |
| 1920 | John D. Gotalot's Niece | |
| 1919 | Switchboard Operator | |
| Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
