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Portrait in Photoplay, 1923
Lewis Shepard Stone

November 15, 1879
September 12, 1953 (aged 73)[1]
Actor
1911–1953
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1924–1953)[1]
Margaret Langham
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(m. 1907; died 1917)​

Florence Oakley
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(m. 1920; div. 1929)​

Hazel Elizabeth Woof
(m. 1930; his death)
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Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular Andy Hardy film series.[1] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for his performance as Russian Count Pahlen in The Patriot. Stone was also cast in seven films with Greta Garbo, including in the role of Doctor Otternschlag in the 1932 drama Grand Hotel.

Early life[edit]

 
According to the Code (1916)

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1879, Lewis was the youngest of four children of Philena (née Ball) and Bertrand Stone.[2] His father, according to the federal census of 1880, supported the family as a boot cutter.[2] After obtaining his public education in Worcester, Lewis joined the United States Army during the Spanish–American War, serving as a lieutenant and later being deployed to China to train troops.[1] He returned to the United States and following his discharge from the army, he began his career as a writer and actor.

Career[edit]

In the early-1900s Stone was considered by the critics to be the most popular leading man in stock in America at that time. For eight years, he held the role as leading man with the Oliver Morosco Stock Company in Los Angeles.[3]

In 1912, Stone found success in the popular play Bird of Paradise, which starred Laurette Taylor. The play was later filmed in 1932 and 1951.

For the summer of 1913 Stone appeared at Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado, as the leading man for the season. The proprietor of the theatre, Mary Elitch Long, recalled an event when Stone heard of a nearby family in need and he "went to a neighborhood grocery and, placing $25.00 on the counter, told the storekeeper to see to it that the bereaved little family wanted for nothing; and to let him know when more money was needed and to say nothing about it."[3]

His career was interrupted by a return to military service in World War I, when he served again in the United States Army, then in the cavalry in the rank of a major.[1]

After returning from the war, he made his feature film debut in Honor's Altar in 1916.[1] He showed up in First National's 1920 Nomads of the North 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.

From 1920 to 1927, he lived in Los Angeles at 212 S. Wilton Place. The home is now Los Angeles Cultural-Historic Monument #925 and is in the Wilton Historic District.[4]

In 1924, he joined newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was contracted up until his death.[1]

Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. He played the character that gives the film its title, but he was not the top-billed star. He appeared in seven films with Greta Garbo, spanning both the silent and early sound periods. He played the role of Dr. Otternschlag in the Garbo film Grand Hotel, in which he utters the famous closing line "Grand Hotel. People coming. Going. Nothing ever happens."

 
Stone in the trailer of Woman Wanted (1935)

He played a larger role in the 1933 Garbo film Queen Christina. His appearance in the successful prison film The Big House furthered his career. 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).

 
Stone in the trailer of The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)

In 1937, Stone got the role which became his most famous, that of honest and kind-hearted Judge James Hardy in the Andy Hardy film series, starring Mickey Rooney.[1] Stone appeared as the judge in 14 of the 16 Hardy movies, beginning with You're Only Young Once (1937). Lionel Barrymore had played the judge in the first Hardy movie, and Stone died before the making of the last one, Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958), so the judge's own death was mentioned in the film. During the heyday of the series, Stone also appeared with Rooney in the short subject Andy Hardy's Dilemma, which promoted charitable donations to the Community Chest.

During World War II, Stone was a lieutenant colonel in the California National Guard.[1]

Stone was MGM's longest-contracted actor and the longest-ever-contracted actor at a studio up to his death.[1] The week before his death, he (together with Lionel Barrymore) received a gold key to his dressing room.[1] He made approximately 100 movies.[1]

Death[edit]

Stone died in Hancock Park, Los Angeles on September 12, 1953, aged 73.[1] He reportedly suffered a heart attack while chasing away some neighborhood kids[1] who were throwing rocks at his garage or trampling his meticulously kept prized garden. Another published report states that on that date Stone and his third wife were watching television when they heard a racket in the back yard. When he investigated, Stone found lawn furniture once again floating in the pool and glimpsed three or perhaps four teenage boys running toward the street. Stone gave chase despite his wife's warning not to exert himself. Upon reaching the sidewalk, Stone suddenly collapsed. A gardener, Juan Vergara, witnessed the chase and summoned aid.

A photo published in newspapers of the day showed Stone lying on the sidewalk immediately after the incident. The photo was later included in Kenneth Anger's book of scandals titled Hollywood Babylon.

Lewis Stone was later honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6524 Hollywood Blvd.

Selected filmography[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Obituaries". Variety. September 16, 1953. p. 63. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Archive.org.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b "United States Census, 1880", digital image of original census page documenting Lewis Stone in household of Bertrand Stone, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; enumeration district (ED) 903, sheet 608D; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C. FamilySearch database with images, Salt Lake City Utah.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b Borrillo, Theodore A. (2012). Denver's historic Elitch Theatre : a nostalgic journey (a history of its times). [publisher not identified]. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-0-9744331-4-1. OCLC 823177622.
  4. ^ "Historic–Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments". Los Angeles City Planning. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2018.

External links[edit]

  Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lewis Stone.
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