
Babe London
Known for ActingBorn 1901-08-28Died 1980-11-29Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
Scared Silly
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Scared Silly
1927 · Movie
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All Aboard
1927 · Movie
Red Pepper
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Red Pepper
1925 · Movie
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Jonah Jones
1924 · Movie
Call the Wagon
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Call the Wagon
1923 · Movie
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Golden Dreams
1922 · Movie
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Mr. Dynamite
1941 · Movie
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Just a Good Guy
1924 · Movie
Winter Has Came
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Winter Has Came
1923 · Movie
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Merely Mary Ann
1920 · Movie
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
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The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 · Movie
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Hazard
1948 · Movie
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This Time for Keeps
1942 · Movie
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Scrambled Brains
1951 · Movie
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The Princess from Hoboken
1927 · Movie
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Jackass Mail
1942 · Movie
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The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Movie
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Our Wife
1931 · Movie
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Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955 · Series
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Is That Nice?
1926 · Movie
Scrambled Eggs
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Scrambled Eggs
1925 · Movie
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Grandpa's Girl
1924 · Movie
A Hula Honeymoon
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A Hula Honeymoon
1923 · Movie
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When Romance Rides
1922 · Movie
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Go West
1925 · Movie
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Hollow Triumph
1948 · Movie
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When the Clouds Roll By
1919 · Movie
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Public Pigeon No. 1
1957 · Movie
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The Good Humor Man
1950 · Movie
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Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928 · Movie
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Movie
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Getting Gertie's Goat
1924 · Movie
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Dancing in the Dark
1949 · Movie
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The Balloonatic
1923 · Movie
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A Day's Pleasure
1919 · Movie
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The Boob
1926 · Movie
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Stay Single
1924 · Movie
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The Handy Man
1923 · Movie
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Kidding Katie
1923 · Movie
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The Weak-End Party
1922 · Movie
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New Moon
1930 · Movie
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Long Pants
1927 · Movie
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The Awakening
1928 · Movie
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Sex Kittens Go to College
1960 · Movie
Done in Oil
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Done in Oil
1923 · Movie
Why Worry
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Why Worry
1921 · Movie

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Nearly Married
1920 · Movie
The Rent Dodgers
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The Rent Dodgers
1920 · Movie