Cast
Babe London
Acting
Cast
Babe London
Known for
Acting
Born
1901-08-28
From
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Died
1980-11-29
Also known as Jean Glover, Ruth Glover, Jean London
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.
Hollow Triumph
as Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Fat Woman (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
as Inmate (uncredited)
Red Pepper
as Girl on Tom's Bike
Go West
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
as Mother at Party (uncredited)
Our Wife
as Dulcy, the bride (uncredited)
The Balloonatic
as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
A Day's Pleasure
as Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Miss Amanda Cadwallader
Kidding Katie
as Queenie
This Time for Keeps
as Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
Call the Wagon
as The Maid
Hazard
as Matron (uncredited)
Mr. Dynamite
as Heavyset Ball-throw Target
Dancing in the Dark
as Hula Girl
Done in Oil
Long Pants
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Scrambled Brains
as Nora
The Awakening
New Moon
as Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
The Boob
as Fat Girl (uncredited)
All Aboard
as Princess
The Princess from Hoboken
as Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stay Single
The Weak-End Party
as Party Guest
Just a Good Guy
as Overdressed Flirt
Grandpa's Girl
When the Clouds Roll By
as Switchboard Operator
Jackass Mail
as Dancehall Girl
Getting Gertie's Goat
as Mrs Smith
Is That Nice?
as Winnie Nash
Winter Has Came
as The Hired Girl
Scared Silly
Golden Dreams
as Strong Woman
The Handy Man
as A house guest
Scrambled Eggs
as Babe
A Hula Honeymoon
as Mrs. Smudge
Jonah Jones
as The Hired Man's Sweetheart
Why Worry
When Romance Rides
as Sally Brackton
The Rent Dodgers
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Strong Woman
Nearly Married
as John D. Gotalot's Niece
Merely Mary Ann
as Rosie Leadbatter