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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 28, 1901
Died
November 29, 1980
Place of Birth
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
- Jean Glover
- Ruth Glover
- Jean London
Babe London
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
3.2
Miss Amanda Cadwallader
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
6.0
Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
5.7
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
7.8
Nora
Scrambled Brains
1951
6.0
Inmate (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950
5.0
Hula Girl
Dancing in the Dark
1949
6.3
Fat Woman (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
6.5
Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
1948
8.0
Matron (uncredited)
Hazard
1948
Credits
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The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Dulcy (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968
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Sex Kittens Go to College
as Miss Amanda Cadwallader
1960
3.2
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Heavy Woman (uncredited)
1957
6.0
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
5.7
Scrambled Brains
as Nora
1951
7.8
The Good Humor Man
as Inmate (uncredited)
1950
6.0
Dancing in the Dark
as Hula Girl
1949
5.0
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Fat Woman (uncredited)
1949
6.3
Hollow Triumph
as Hotel Lady with Orchid (uncredited)
1948
6.5
Hazard
as Matron (uncredited)
1948
8.0
The Judge Steps Out
as Mother at Party (uncredited)
1947
7.0
Jackass Mail
as Dancehall Girl
1942
7.0
This Time for Keeps
as Fat Lady in Theater Balcony
1942
6.0
Mr. Dynamite
as Heavyset Ball-throw Target
1941
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Our Wife
as Dulcy, the bride
1931
7.0
New Moon
as Buxom Peasant Girl on Ship
1930
4.3
The Awakening
1928
5.0
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Strong Woman
1928
6.0
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Scared Silly
1927
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The Princess from Hoboken
as Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff
1927
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The Boob
as Fat Girl (uncredited)
1926
5.8
Go West
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
1925
6.9
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Scrambled Eggs
as Babe
1925
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Red Pepper
as Girl on Tom's Bike
1925
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Jonah Jones
as The Hired Man's Sweetheart
1924
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Grandpa's Girl
1924
5.0
Getting Gertie's Goat
as Mrs Smith
1924
5.0
Stay Single
1924
6.0
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Call the Wagon
as The Maid
1923
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Kidding Katie
as Queenie
1923
5.0
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Done in Oil
1923
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Winter Has Came
as The Hired Girl
1923
0.0
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The Handy Man
as A house guest
1923
5.0
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A Hula Honeymoon
as Mrs. Smudge
1923
0.0
The Balloonatic
as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
1923
6.3
The Weak-End Party
as Party Guest
1922
5.8
Golden Dreams
as Strong Woman
1922
0.0
When Romance Rides
as Sally Brackton
1922
0.0
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Why Worry
1921
0.0
Nearly Married
as John D. Gotalot's Niece
1920
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The Rent Dodgers
1920
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Sauce and Senoritas
1920
0.0
When the Clouds Roll By
as Switchboard Operator
1919
6.8
A Day's Pleasure
as Large Husband's Seasick Wife (uncredited)
1919
6.1