Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1901-08-28
Day of Death
1980-11-29
Place of Birth
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Babe 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.
Filmography (48)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
Scrambled Brains
1951
The Good Humor Man
1950
Dancing in the Dark
1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
Hollow Triumph
1948
Hazard
1948
The Judge Steps Out
1947
Jackass Mail
1942
This Time for Keeps
1942
Mr. Dynamite
1941
Our Wife
1931
