Babe London

Born: 1901-08-28

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.


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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as Fat Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1949-04-18

A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is...

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Hollow Triumph

as Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
Released: 1948-08-18

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate...

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Go West

as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Released: 1925-11-01

With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and...

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A Day's Pleasure

as Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
Released: 1919-12-15

A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.

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The Balloonatic

as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
Released: 1923-01-22

Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their...

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Dancing in the Dark

as Hula Girl
Released: 1949-12-02

Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit...

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The Judge Steps Out

as Mother at Party (uncredited)
Released: 1947-12-15

A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.

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Sex Kittens Go to College

as Miss Amanda Cadwallader
Released: 1960-08-24

Collins College needs a new department head for their science department, so Doctors Carter and...

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Our Wife

as Dulcy, the bride
Released: 1931-05-16

Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans...

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The Good Humor Man

as Inmate (uncredited)
Released: 1950-03-24

Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl...

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Scrambled Brains

as Nora
Released: 1951-06-07

Shemp is a sick man, suffering from hallucinations. His worst vision is that his ugly nurse Nora...

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Hazard

as Matron (uncredited)
Released: 1948-05-28

A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But...

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When the Clouds Roll By

as Switchboard Operator
Released: 1919-12-28

Daniel Boone Brown is a pleasure-seeking playboy carousing around New York City without a care...

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The Boob

as Fat Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1926-05-17

To impress the girl he loves, a naive country boy tries to capture a group of local bootleggers.

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New Moon

as Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
Released: 1930-12-23

New Moon is the name of the ship crossing the Caspian Sea. A young Lt. Petroff meets the...

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This Time for Keeps

as Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
Released: 1942-03-01

A young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.

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Jackass Mail

as Dancehall Girl
Released: 1942-07-01

An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.

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Jonah Jones

as The Hired Man's Sweetheart
Released: 1924-09-20

This two-reel Lloyd Hamilton comedy. Set in the bucolic countryside, the opening sequence...

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Mr. Dynamite

as Heavyset Ball-throw Target
Released: 1941-03-01

A ball player takes his girlfriend to a carnival, only to discover a ring of saboteurs.

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Nearly Married

as John D. Gotalot's Niece
Released: 1920-12-11

Monty Banks comedy produced by Warners.

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The Princess from Hoboken

as Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
Released: 1927-03-01

To enliven their business, the O'Tooles, restaurant owners in Hoboken, New Jersey, transform...

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Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Strong Woman
Released: 1928-03-03

The ring master is plotting to get the circus owner done away with in a lion cage so he can take...

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Stay Single

as uncredited
Released: 1924-01-28

After Felix Valle helps rescue next door neighbor Dorothy Devore's dog from the over-zealous dog...

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Getting Gertie's Goat

as Mrs Smith
Released: 1924-03-09

Gertie and Jimmie want to get married and go on a honeymoon. They have the license and the...

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When Romance Rides

as Sally Brackton
Released: 1922-03-16

Lucy Bostil, daughter of a Colorado ranch owner, is led by a dog to his master, Lin Slone, who...

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Grandpa's Girl

as uncredited
Released: 1924-06-15

A 1924 Jack Duffy comedy. Jean manages to be expelled from college to be able to go to Europe...

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Kidding Katie

as Queenie
Released: 1923-12-02

A 1923 Christie comedy starring Babe London and Dorothy Devore. Queenie (London) has sent a...

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The Weak-End Party

as Party Guest
Released: 1922-10-01

A riotous comedy of social errors, as absurd as a butler's whiskers.

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Golden Dreams

as Strong Woman
Released: 1922-06-11

Oil is discovered on the Countess de Elberca's estate in a mythical Spanish American country....

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Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-29

Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful...

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