Babe London (born Jean Glover, August 28, 1901 â€" November 29, 1980)
was an American actress and comedian, most remembered for her one-time
partnership with Oliver Hardy in the 1931 Laurel and Hardy two-reeler
Our Wife.London was born in 1901 in Des Moines, Iowa. Her parents were
Dr. David James Glover and Ruth Glover. After the family moved to
California, London attended San Diego High School.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.
She had the role of Rosy Leadbetter in Merely Mary Ann (1920).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.
was an American actress and comedian, most remembered for her one-time
partnership with Oliver Hardy in the 1931 Laurel and Hardy two-reeler
Our Wife.London was born in 1901 in Des Moines, Iowa. Her parents were
Dr. David James Glover and Ruth Glover. After the family moved to
California, London attended San Diego High School.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.
She had the role of Rosy Leadbetter in Merely Mary Ann (1920).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.
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