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 onetimeonly partnership with Oliver Hardy in the 1931 Laurel and Hardy tworeeler 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 Days Pleasure performing opposite Charlie Chaplin London appeared in more than 50 silent films including The Perfect Flapper The Boob and the 1928 version of Tillies 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 Wyomings American Heritage Center along with her personal belongings
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