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Babe London (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's Laurel and Hardy's two-reeler Our Wife.
Born Jean Glover in 1901 in Des Moines, Iowa, 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. The two played seasick tourists on an excursion boat. 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 all 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. Her
last most notable role was that of the toothless nurse Nora that Shemp Howard
has eyes for in the Three Stooges film Scrambled Brains. Her last film
appearance was in 1960's Sex Kittens Go to College.
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.
Birth Name
Jean Glover
Born
Wednesday, 28 August 1901
Died
Saturday, 29 November 1980
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Dulcy | 1968 |
The Best of the Post | Shopper | 1960 |
Sex Kittens Go to College | Miss Amanda Cadwallader | 1960 |
The Unholy Wife | Customer | 1957 |
Public Pigeon No. 1 | Heavy Woman | 1957 |
Bundle of Joy | Fat Woman | 1956 |
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Mrs. Martin | 1955 |
The Bob Cummings Show | 1955 | |
Scrambled Brains | Nora | 1951 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Dulcy | 1968 |
The Best of the Post | Shopper | 1960 |
Sex Kittens Go to College | Miss Amanda Cadwallader | 1960 |
The Unholy Wife | Customer | 1957 |
Public Pigeon No. 1 | Heavy Woman | 1957 |
Bundle of Joy | Fat Woman | 1956 |
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Mrs. Martin | 1955 |
The Bob Cummings Show | 1955 | |
Scrambled Brains | Nora | 1951 |
The Good Humor Man | Fat Inmate | 1950 |
Mother Didn't Tell Me | Mrs. Hadley | 1950 |
Dancing in the Dark | Hula Girl | 1949 |
Anna Lucasta | Woman in Bar | 1949 |
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Fat Woman | 1949 |
Hollow Triumph | Hotel Lady with Orchid | 1949 |
The Paleface | Woman on Wagon Train | 1948 |
The Snake Pit | Attendant | 1948 |
Joan of Arc | Camp Follower | 1948 |
Isn't It Romantic | Miss Joslyn - Townswoman | 1948 |
Hazard | Matron | 1948 |
Road to Rio | Woman | 1947 |
The Judge Steps Out | Mother at Party | 1947 |
Blaze of Noon | Undetermined Role | 1947 |
No Leave, No Love | Melissa | 1946 |
The Clock | Laboratory Nurse | 1945 |
Here Come the Waves | Window Washer | 1944 |
The Crystal Ball | Tandem Rider | 1943 |
Jackass Mail | Dancehall Girl | 1942 |
This Time for Keeps | Fat Lady in Theater Balcony | 1942 |
Mr. Dynamite | Fat Girl / Heavyset Ball-throw Target | 1941 |
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga | Dance Student | 1941 |
Hell Below | Fat Girl on Passing Boat | 1933 |
Big Dame Hunting | 1932 | |
Our Wife | Dulcy, the bride / Dulcy - the Bride | 1931 |
New Moon | Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship | 1930 |
My Friend from India | Fat Woman in Shower | 1927 |
All Aboard | Princess | 1927 |
Ain't Love Funny? | Daisy Dooley | 1927 |
Long Pants | Wedding Guest | 1927 |
The Princess from Hoboken | Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff | 1927 |
Is That Nice? | Winnie Nash | 1926 |
The Boob | Fat Girl | 1926 |
Go West | Woman in Department Store | 1925 |
Scrambled Eggs | Babe | 1925 |
Just a Good Guy | Overdressed Flirt | 1924 |
Jonah Jones | The Hired Man's Sweetheart | 1924 |
The Perfect Flapper | Minor Role | 1924 |
Stay Single | 1924 | |
The Handy Man | A house guest | 1923 |
The Balloonatic | Fat Girl at The House of Trouble | 1923 |
When Romance Rides | Sally Brackton | 1922 |
The Foolish Age | Fatty Olga | 1921 |
Nearly Married | John D. Gotalot's Niece | 1920 |
Merely Mary Ann | Rosie Leadbatter | 1920 |
When the Clouds Roll by | Switchboard Operator | 1919 |
A Day's Pleasure | Large Husband's Seasick Wife | 1919 |