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From Wikipedia 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.
Movie | Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy | Herself | 1974-12-21 |
Movie | Sex Kittens Go to College | Miss Amanda Cadwallader | 1960-08-24 |
Series | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Unknown | 1955-09-29 |
Movie | Scrambled Brains | Nora | 1951-06-07 |
Movie | The Good Humor Man | Inmate (uncredited) | 1950-03-24 |
Movie | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Fat Woman (uncredited) | 1949-04-18 |
Movie | Dancing in the Dark | Hula Girl | 1949-12-02 |
Movie | Hazard | Matron (uncredited) | 1948-05-28 |
Movie | Hollow Triumph | Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited) | 1948-08-18 |
Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Mother at Party (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
Movie | Jackass Mail | Dancehall Girl | 1942-07-01 |
Movie | This Time for Keeps | Fat Lady in Theater Balcony | 1942-03-01 |
Movie | Mr. Dynamite | Heavyset Ball-throw Target | 1941-03-01 |
Movie | Our Wife | Dulcy, the bride | 1931-05-16 |
Movie | New Moon | Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship | 1930-12-23 |
Movie | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Strong Woman | 1928-03-03 |
Movie | The Boob | Fat Girl (uncredited) | 1926-05-17 |
Movie | Red Pepper | Girl on Tom's Bike | 1925-04-05 |
Movie | Go West | Woman in Department Store (uncredited) | 1925-11-01 |
Movie | Scrambled Eggs | Babe | 1925-10-24 |
Movie | Stay Single | 1924-01-28 | |
Movie | Jonah Jones | The Hired Man's Sweetheart | 1924-09-20 |
Movie | Call the Wagon | The Maid | 1923-12-30 |
Movie | Golden Dreams | Strong Woman | 1922-06-11 |
Movie | The Weak-End Party | Party Guest | 1922-10-01 |
Movie | Nearly Married | John D. Gotalot's Niece | 1920-12-11 |
Movie | When the Clouds Roll By | Switchboard Operator | 1919-12-28 |
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