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| Born | Lewis Shepard Stone November 15, 1879 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 12, 1953, aged 73 Los Angeles, California |
Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Stone's hair grew gray by the time he was twenty. Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. He fought in the Spanish-American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting, but his career was interrupted by World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All By then he had a white-haired, distinguished appearance, and began appearing in roles which matched his demeanor.
Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Patriot is a semi- Biographical film that was released in 1928. After that, he appeared in several movies with Greta Garbo. Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's 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. The Big House is a 1930 film that was written by Joseph Farnham, Martin Flavin, Frances Marion and Lennox Robinson, and The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. John Gilbert ( July 10, 1899 - January 9, 1936) was an American actor and major star of the Silent film era Ramón Novarro ( February 2, 1899 - October 30, 1968) was a Mexican Actor who achieved fame as a " Latin lover Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s 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). The Lost World is a 1925 Silent film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle 's book of the same name. Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known The Mask of Fu Manchu is an Adventure / crime Film released in 1932, featuring Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu and Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Bureau of Missing Persons is a 1933 American Drama film with comic overtones directed by Roy Del Ruth.
In 1937, Stone assayed the role which would become his most famous, that of Judge Hardy in the Mickey Rooney "Andy Hardy" series. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr; September 23, 1920) is an American Film Actor and Entertainer whose Andy Hardy was a Fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an extremely successful MGM film series from 1937 to 1958 Stone appeared as the judge in fifteen movies, beginning with You're Only Young Once. You're Only Young Once (1937 is the second Andy Hardy movie with Lewis Stone permanently replacing Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy and
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 Anger's Hollywood Babylon shows Stone's body immediately after the incident. Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927) is an American underground avant-garde film-maker Hollywood Babylon is a book by Kenneth Anger, an ex- Child actor, Avant-garde Filmmaker, Occultist, and Author
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6524 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Partial filmography
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External links
- Lewis Stone at the Internet Movie Database
- Lewis Stone at The New York Times Movies
- Lewis Stone at The International Silent Movie
- Photographs of Lewis Stone
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Stone, Lewis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stone, Lewis Shepard |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1953, aged 73 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Los Angeles, California |
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