Broadway lead who played courtly heroes in numerous silent films, making his mark in Rex Ingram's "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1922--dual role) and "Scaramouche" (1923). Despite his advanced years--he was 50 at the dawn of the sound era--Stone continued to play gentlemanly leads, often appearing opposite Greta Garbo, and eventually evolved into a dependable character player of numerous MGM productions, notably as Judge Hardy in the "Andy Hardy" series.
Significant Others
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Wife: Florence Pryor.
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Wife: Mary Langham.
Milestones
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1900 Broadway debut, Side-Tracked
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1912 Became Broadway matinee idol with The Bird of Paradise
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1915 Film debut, The Man Who Found Out
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1924 Worked for MGM shortly after its formation
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1928 Rejoined MGM where, with a few exceptions, he remained for the rest of his career
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1929 First sound film, The Trial of Mary Dugan
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1937 First film as Andy Hardy s father, You re Only Young Once
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1953 Died of heart attack while chasing vandals from his property; was to have appeared in Sabrina (1954)
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Career interrupted by WWI service as a major in the cavalry
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Left college to serve in the Spanish-American War as an infantry instructor in the rank of lieutenant
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Made stage debut with Canadian stock company