BIO

Lewis Stone was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1879.   He fought in the Spanish-American War, and then returned to begin a career as a writer.

He soon began acting and made his Broadway debut in 1912, at the age of 33.

Although he continued to appear on-stage throughout the 1910s, Stone made his film debut for New York Motion Pictures in 1914. By 1919, he had founded a production company and was starring in his own films.

Stone was a prominent film star throughout the 1920s and was one of the few to make a smooth transition to sound in the 1930s. By this time, he was ensconced in character support roles.

From 1937 through 1946, Stone appeared with Mickey Rooney in the popular "Andy Hardy" film series.   After more than 145 feature films, his last picture was released in 1953.

Stone married three times:

1. Florence Oakley, stage actress, (?-?), two children.
2. Margaret Langham, stage actress, 1907-1917, widowed.
3. Hazel Elizabeth Wolf, 1930-1953.

He died of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California, in 1953. Reportedly, his heart failed while chasing away some neighborhood kids who were trespassing.   He was 73 years old.

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