Lewis Stone

Lewis Shepard Stone ( * November 15, 1879 in Worcester, Massachusetts, † September 12, 1953 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California ) was an American actor.

Life

Stone took part as a soldier in 1898 at the Spanish-American War. From the 1920s was Lewis Stone, who for several years worked as a theater actor before, appeared in numerous films, including 1922 in a double role in The Prisoner of Zenda and 1923 in Scaramouche, each next to the canvas pair Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry. In 1952 he repeated his roles in the remakes of both films with Stewart Granger. In 1924, Stone was under contract with Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer, but was occasionally borrowed in the course of a loan- out to other studios and producers, as in 1925 for participating in The Lost World, one of the first dinosaur movies. 1928 Lewis played for Paramount Pictures at the side of Emil Jannings in The Patriot, directed by Ernst Lubitsch. For his portrayal of Count of the PAHLEN he received on the Academy Awards 1930 ( April ) was nominated for an Oscar in the category " Best Actor ". The change from silent to sound film succeeded Stone without any problems. The zenith of his popularity he gained through participation in 16 films of Andy Hardy series, in which he embodied the film Father of Mickey Rooney 1937-1946. Lewis was a total of seven times in films with Greta Garbo used, for example, in a shameless woman, Wild Orchids, romance and Queen Christina

After more than 200 films Lewis Stone died in 1953 of a heart attack. The actor was married three times. His first marriage with Florence Oakley, from which came two children, was divorced and he married in 1907 Margaret Langham. After her death he married Hazel Elizabeth Wolf, with whom he remained until his death. His grave is located in the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • Academy Awards 1930 ( April ): Nominated for the Oscar for best actor for The Patriot
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