Babe London
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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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Filmes (48)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 · Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960 · Miss Amanda Cadwallader
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957 · Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Scrambled Brains
1951 · Nora
The Good Humor Man
1950 · Inmate (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
1949 · Hula Girl
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Fat Woman (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
1948 · Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
Hazard
1948 · Matron (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Mother at Party (uncredited)
Jackass Mail
1942 · Dancehall Girl
This Time for Keeps
1942 · Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
Mr. Dynamite
1941 · Heavyset Ball-throw Target
Our Wife
1931 · Dulcy, the bride (uncredited)
New Moon
1930 · Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
The Awakening
1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928 · Strong Woman
Scared Silly
1927
All Aboard
1927 · Princess
Long Pants
1927 · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Princess from Hoboken
1927 · Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
Is That Nice?
1926 · Winnie Nash
The Boob
1926 · Fat Girl (uncredited)
Go West
1925 · Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Scrambled Eggs
1925 · Babe
Red Pepper
1925 · Girl on Tom's Bike
Just a Good Guy
1924 · Overdressed Flirt
Jonah Jones
1924 · The Hired Man's Sweetheart
Grandpa's Girl
1924
Getting Gertie's Goat
1924 · Mrs Smith
Stay Single
1924
Call the Wagon
1923 · The Maid
Kidding Katie
1923 · Queenie
Done in Oil
1923
Winter Has Came
1923 · The Hired Girl
The Handy Man
1923 · A house guest
A Hula Honeymoon
1923 · Mrs. Smudge
The Balloonatic
1923 · Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
The Weak-End Party
1922 · Party Guest
Golden Dreams
1922 · Strong Woman
When Romance Rides
1922 · Sally Brackton
Why Worry
1921
Nearly Married
1920 · John D. Gotalot's Niece
Merely Mary Ann
1920 · Rosie Leadbatter
The Rent Dodgers
1920
Sauce and Senoritas
1920
When the Clouds Roll By
1919 · Switchboard Operator
A Day's Pleasure
1919 · Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
