Jean Babe London Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
JEAN BABE LONDON
Born: August 28, 1901 in Des Moines, Iowa
Died: November 29, 1980 in Woodland Hills, California
Biography
Jean Babe London (1901-1980), born Jean Glover, is probably best remembered as Oliver Hardy's fleshy fiancée from the 1931 Laurel & Hardy short Our Wife, which includes a priceless scene of beanpole Stan Laurel trying to wedge himself, Hardy and London into a tiny car. She appeared in almost 90 movies and TV shows between 1919 and 1960, including a small part as gap-toothed Nurse Nora, "fiancée" to a touched Shemp Howard, in the 1951 Three Stooges short Scrambled Brainsand the strong woman in W. C. Fields' 1928 silent Tillie's Punctured Romance. London reportedly tipped the scales at a jolly 255 pounds during her heyday, but she was forced to lose weight late in her career due to a heart condition; her acting career declined with her weight. London was also a painter; her depictions of silent film stars is at the University of Wyoming.
1923-The-Handy-Man (Performer), 1923/I-Be-Yourself (Performer), 1950-Mother-Didn't-Tell-Me (Performer), 1949-Dancing-in-the-Dark (Performer), 1949-The-Judge-Steps-Out (Performer), 1946-No-Leave,-No-Love (Performer), 1933-Hell-Below (Performer), 1931-Our-Wife (Performer), 1927-Hot-Papa (Performer), 1927-Slippery-Silks (Performer), 1925-Red-Pepper (Performer), 1924-The-Perfect-Flapper (Performer), 1923-Done-in-Oil (Performer), 1923-Back-to-the-Woods (Performer), 1928-Circus-Blues (Performer), 1925-Fares,-Please! (Performer), 1959-The-Bob-Cummings-Show (Performer), 1957-The-Unholy-Wife (Performer), 1955-Sergeant-Preston-of-the-Yukon (Performer), 1951-Scrambled-Brains (Performer), 1950-The-Good-Humor-Man (Performer), 1948-Hazard (Performer), 1947-Road-to-Rio (Performer), 1944-Three-Is-a-Family (Performer), 1943-The-Crystal-Ball (Performer), 1942-Jackass-Mail (Performer), 1941-Mr.-Dynamite (Performer), 1941-Six-Lessons-from-Madame-La-Zonga (Performer), 1931-The-Pottsville-Palooka (Performer), 1928-The-Awakening (Performer), 1927-Long-Pants (Performer), 1927-The-Fortune-Hunter (Performer), 1926-Is-That-Nice (Performer), 1924-Jonah-Jones (Performer), 1923-Call-the-Wagon (Performer), 1923-Roll-Along (Performer), 1923-Winter-Has-Come (Performer), 1923-Second-Childhood (Performer), 1923-The-Balloonatic (Performer), 1922-When-Romance-Rides (Performer), 1920-Too-Many-Burglars (Performer), 1919-The-Expert-Eloper (Performer), 1919-The-Expert-Eloper (in person), 1927-The-Little-Rube (Performer), 1928-Rah!-Rah!-Rah! (Performer), 1926-Kiss-Me-Kate (Performer), 1960-The-Best-of-the-Post (Performer), 1960-Sex-Kittens-Go-to-College (Performer), 1956-Bundle-of-Joy (Performer), 1948-The-Paleface (Performer), 1948-Joan-of-Arc (Performer), 1948-The-Snake-Pit (Performer), 1948-Hollow-Triumph (Performer), 1947-Blaze-of-Noon (Performer), 1944-Here-Come-the-Waves (Performer), 1930-New-Moon (Performer), 1928-Tillie's-Punctured-Romance (Performer), 1927-My-Friend-from-India (Performer), 1927-Ain't-Love-Funny (Performer), 1927-The-Princess-from-Hoboken (Performer), 1925-Cheap-Skates (Performer), 1925-Scrambled-Eggs (Performer), 1924-Grandpa's-Girl (Performer), 1922-The-Weak-End-Party (Performer), 1922-Golden-Dreams (Performer), 1920-The-Laundry (Performer), 1920-Sauce-and-Senoritas (Performer), 1920-A-Parcel-Post-Husband (Performer), 1919-When-the-Clouds-Roll-by (Performer), 1974-Omnibus (in person), 1972-This-Is-Your-Life (in person), 1935-Penny-Wise (Performer), 1926-Live-Cowards (Performer), 1922-Henpecked (Performer), 1924-Getting-Gertie's-Goat (Performer), 1949-A-Connecticut-Yankee-in-King-Arthur's-Court (Performer), 1992-A-Tribute-to-the-Boys:-Laurel-and-Hardy (Other), 1957-Public-Pigeon-No.-One (Performer), 1951-Pleasure-Treasure (Performer), 1949-Anna-Lucasta (Performer), 1948-Isn't-It-Romantic (Performer), 1945-The-Clock (Performer), 1942-This-Time-for-Keeps (Performer), 1927-Scared-Silly (Performer), 1927-All-Aboard (Performer), 1926-The-Boob (Performer), 1925-Spot-Light (Performer), 1925-Go-West (Performer), 1925-Rapid-Transit (Performer), 1925-Half-a-Hero (Performer), 1924-Tess-of-the-D'Urbervilles (Performer), 1923-Kidding-Katie (Performer), 1923-Babies-Welcome (Performer), 1923-A-Hula-Honeymoon (Performer), 1921-Why-Worry (Performer), 1920-Merely-Mary-Ann (Performer), 1919-A-Day's-Pleasure (Performer)
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JEAN BABE LONDON - DOCUMENT SIGNED 06/02/1955 - HFSID 282084Document signed by comedienne Jean Babe London in blue ink as part of her 1955 AFTRA membership application. Includes a carbon copy of the initiation fee receipt. London is known for her roles in Our Wife and Scrambled Brains.Price: $460.00
