- Born Name: Lewis Shepard Stone
- Birthday: 1879-11-15 (Year-Month-Day)
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- Spouse(s): Florence Oakley (divorced) 2 children Margaret Langham (1907-?) (her death Hazel Elizabeth Wolf (1930-1953) (his death)
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- Medium: Actor
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Lewis Stone, Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor.Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, son of Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball. Stones hair grew gray by the time he was twenty. He fought in the Spanish-American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting. In 1912 Stone found great success in the popular play Bird of Paradise which starred Laurette Taylor. The play was later filmed in 1932 and 1951 respectively. Stones career was interrupted by World War I. By then he had a white-haired, distinguished appearance, and began appearing in roles which matched his demeanor. He showed up in First Nationals 1920 Nomads of the North(a wonderfully preserved silent film) to good effect playing a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. He portrayed the title role in the 1922 silent film version of The Prisoner of Zenda, as well as Rudolf Rassendyll.Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. After that, he appeared in movies with Greta Garbo, seven in all, spanning both the silent and sound periods. He played the role of Dr. Otternschlag in the Garbo film Grand Hotel, in which, completely unaware of all the high drama that has just occurred, he utters the famous closing line: Grand Hotel. People come. People go. Nothing ever happens. He played a larger role in the 1933 Garbo film Queen Christina. His appearance in the highly-successful prison film The Big House furthered his career, and he starred with some of the biggest names in Hollywood in the 1930s, such stars as Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ramón Novarro, Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow. He played adventurers in the dinosaur epic The Lost World (1925) with Wallace Beery and The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) with Boris Karloff, and a police captain in Bureau of Missing Persons (1933).In 1937, Stone essayed the role which would become his most famous, that of Judge James Hardy in the Mickey Rooney Andy Hardy series. Stone appeared as the judge in fifteen movies, beginning with Youre Only Young Once (1937).Stone died in Beverly Hills, California on September 12, 1953. Reportedly, he suffered a heart attack while chasing away some neighborhood kids who were throwing rocks at his garage. A photo published in Kenneth Angers Hollywood Babylon shows Stones body immediately after the incident.He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6524 Hollywood Blvd.[edit] Partial filmographyThe Bargain (1914) (film debut)Nomads of the North (1920)The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)Scaramouche (1923)Cytherea (1924)The Lost World (1925)The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)The Patriot (1928)Madame X (1929)Their Own Desire (1929)The Big House (1930)Romance (1930)The Office Wife (1930)Fathers Son (1931)The Secret Six (1931)The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)Mata Hari (1931)Grand Hotel (1932)Letty Lynton (1932)Red-Headed Woman (1932)The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)The White Sister (1933)Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)Queen Christina (1933)The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)The Girl from Missouri (1934)Treasure Island (1934)David Copperfield (1935)West Point of the Air (1935)China Seas (1935)Three Godfathers (1936)The Unguarded Hour (1936)Suzy (1936)Youre Only Young Once (1937)The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)Andy Hardys Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things (1938)Judge Hardys Children (1938)Yellow Jack (1938)Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)Out West with the Hardys (1938)The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)The Hardys Ride High (1939)Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)Judge Hardy and Son (1939)Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)Andy Hardys Private Secretary (1941)Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)The Bugle Sounds (1942)The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)Andy Hardys Double Life (1942)Plan for Destruction (1943)Andy Hardys Blonde Trouble (1944)Three Wise Fools (1946)Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)State of the Union (1948)Any Number Can Play (1949)Key to the City (1950)Stars in My Crown (1950)Angels in the Outfield (1951)The Unknown Man (1951)Talk About a Stranger (1952)Scaramouche (1952)The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)[edit] References^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013515/[edit] External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to: Lewis StoneLewis Stone at the Internet Movie DatabaseLewis Stone at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLewis Stone at The New York Times MoviesLewis Stone at The International Silent MoviePhotographs of Lewis StoneLewis Stone at Find a GravePersondataNameStone, LewisAlternative namesStone, Lewis ShepardShort descriptionActorDate of birthNovember 15, 1879Place of birthWorcester, Massachusetts, U.S.Date of deathSeptember 12, 1953Place of deathLos Angeles, California, U.S.Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_StoneCategories: 1879 births | 1953 deaths | American film actors | American silent film actors | American military personnel of the Spanish–American War | People from Worcester, Massachusetts | Deaths from myocardial infarctionHidden categories: Articles needing additional references from December 2007 | All articles needing additional references | Articles with hCardsPersonal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain 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