Lewis Stone

Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American movie actor best known for his role as Judge James Hardy in the M-G-M Andy Hardy film series and as a studio contract player. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. He appeared in seven films with Greta Garbo. 2Early life and career Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball, Lewis Stone's hair turned gray prematurely (reportedly by age 20). Lewis served in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting. In 1912, he found success in the popular play Bird of Paradise which starred Laurette Taylor. The play was later filmed in 1932 and 1951. Stone's career was interrupted by World War I where he served again in the United States Army in the cavalry. He showed up in First National's 1920 Nomads of the North to good effect playing a Royal Canadian Mounted Policema