American actor (1904–1980)
Hugh Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 – June 12, 1980)[ 1] Western seriesGunsmoke
Stone was born inBurrton, Kansas , to Herbert Stone and the former Laura Belfield.[ 2] barbershop quartet . Stone's brother, Joe Stone, says their uncle,Fred Stone , was a versatile actor who appeared onBroadway and incircuses) .[ 3]
Although Stone had a congressional appointment to theUnited States Naval Academy , he turned it down, choosing instead to become an actor with astock theater company headed by Helen Ross.[ 2]
WithDennis Weaver on theGunsmoke set, 1961 In 1919, Stone debuted on stage in a Kansas tent show. He ventured into vaudeville in the late 1920s, and in 1930, he was half of the Stone and Strain song-and-dance act.[ 2] Broadway credits includeAround the Corner (1936) andJayhawker (1934).[ 4]
In the 1930s, Stone came toLos Angeles ,California , to launch his own screen career. He was featured in theTailspin Tommy Monogram Pictures . In 1939 he played Stephen Douglass in the movieYoung Mr. Lincoln with Henry Fonda and Ward Bond. In 1939 he appeared inWhen Tomorrow Comes as head busboy (uncredited). In 1940, he appeared withMarjorie Reynolds ,Tristram Coffin , andI. Stanford Jolley in the comedy espionage filmChasing Trouble Roy Rogers in the filmColorado
Stone appeared uncredited in the 1939 filmBlackwell's Island Gung Ho! Prison Mutiny also in 1943. Signed byUniversal Pictures in 1943, in the filmsCaptive Wild Woman Jungle Woman Sherlock Holmes Faces Death The Great Alaskan Mystery Prices Unlimited for theU.S. Office of Price Administration and theOffice of War Information . One of his film roles was a radio columnist in theGloria Jean -Kirby Grant musicalI'll Remember April . He made such an impression in this film thatUniversal Studios gave him a starring role (and a similar characterization) in the 1945 serialThe Master Key Inner Sanctum murder mysteryThe Frozen Ghost Charlton Heston 'ssidekick inArrowhead Brian Keith andKaty Jurado .
WithKen Curtis , 1974 In 1955, one ofCBS Radio 's hit series, the WesternGunsmoke William Conrad was judged too obese to play Matt Dillon on camera,Georgia Ellis wasn't viewed as quite telegenic enough to portray Kitty on television, etc.).Howard McNear , the radio Doc Adams (who later played Floyd the barber on television'sThe Andy Griffith Show Gunsmoke through its entire television run, with the exception of 7 episodes in 1971, when Stone required heart surgery andPat Hingle replaced him as Dr. Chapman. Stone appeared in 604 episodes through 1975, often shown sparring in a friendly manner with co-starsDennis Weaver andKen Curtis , who played, respectively,Chester Goode and Festus Haggen.
Stone's brother, Joe, was a writer who was the author of scripts for three episodes ofGunsmoke .[ 5] [better source needed
Stone was an uncle of thecharacter actress Madge Blake .[ 6]
In March 1971,[ 7] heart bypass surgery atUAB Hospital inBirmingham, Alabama . In June 1980, Stone died of aheart attack [ 8] La Jolla .[ 9] [ 10] El Camino Memorial Park inSorrento Valley, San Diego .[ 11]
Stone had a surviving daughter, Shirley Stone Gleason (borncirca 1926) ofCosta Mesa , California, from his first marriage of 12 years to Ellen Morrison, formerly ofDelphos , Kansas, who died in 1937.[ 12]
In 1968, Stone received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama for his work onGunsmoke .[ 13]
Judith Allen and Stone inThe Port of Missing Girls In 1975, Stone received an honorary doctorate fromSt. Mary of the Plains College inDodge City, Kansas ,[ 14] Gunsmoke was set but not filmed.
For his contribution to the television industry, Milburn Stone has a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame at 6801Hollywood Boulevard .[ note 1] [ 15] Western Performers Hall of Fame at theNational Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum inOklahoma City .[ 16] performing arts inCecil County in northeasternMaryland , by way of the Milburn Stone Theatre[ 17] North East , Maryland.
Selected filmography [ edit ] Ladies Crave Excitement Cheers of the Crowd His Night Out Rendezvous The Fighting Marines The Milky Way The Princess Comes Across Nobody's Fool China Clipper The Three Mesquiteers Murder with Pictures Two in a Crowd Rose Bowl The Man I Marry The Accusing Finger Banjo on My Knee Three Smart Girls A Doctor's Diary Swing It, Professor They Gave Him a Gun Wings Over Honolulu The Man in Blue The Wildcatter You Can't Beat Love The 13th Man Blazing Barriers Reported Missing! Atlantic Flight Youth on Parole Music for Madame Federal Bullets Mr. Boggs Steps Out The Port of Missing Girls Sinners in Paradise Wives Under Suspicion Paroled from the Big House The Storm California Frontier Blackwell's Island Made for Each Other King of the Turf Tail Spin Society Smugglers Mystery Plane The Spirit of Culver Blind Alley Young Mr. Lincoln Stunt Pilot When Tomorrow Comes Tropic Fury Danger Flight Fighting Mad Crashing Thru Nick Carter, Master Detective The Big Guy Charlie McCarthy, Detective Chasing Trouble Framed Black Friday Johnny Apollo Enemy Agent An Angel from Texas Lillian Russell Public Deb No. 1 Colorado Give Us Wings The Great Plane Robbery The Phantom Cowboy The Great Train Robbery Death Valley Outlaws No Hands on the Clock Frisco Lil Reap the Wild Wind Pacific Rendezvous Rubber Racketeers Invisible Agent Police Bullets Eyes in the Night Silent Witness You Can't Beat the Law Submarine Alert Keep 'Em Slugging Captive Wild Woman Get Going Destroyer Sherlock Holmes Faces Death Corvette K-225 The Mad Ghoul Gung Ho! The Impostor Phantom Lady Weird Woman Hat Check Honey Hi, Good Lookin'! Moon Over Las Vegas The Great Alaskan Mystery Gambler's Choice Twilight on the Prairie Jungle Woman She Gets Her Man I'll Remember April The Master Key Swing Out, Sister The Frozen Ghost On Stage Everybody The Beautiful Cheat Strange Confession The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Daltons Ride Again The Scarlet Horseman Little Giant Smooth as Silk The Spider Woman Strikes Back Strange Conquest Her Adventurous Night Inside Job Danger Woman Little Miss Big The Michigan Kid Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman Buck Privates Come Home Time Out of Mind Killer Dill Cass Timberlane Heading for Heaven Killer McCoy Train to Alcatraz The Judge The Green Promise Sky Dragon Calamity Jane and Sam Bass No Man of Her Own Snow Dog The Fireball Branded Operation Pacific Flying Leathernecks Roadblock The Racket The Atomic City The Savage Invaders from Mars The Sun Shines Bright Pickup on South Street Second Chance Arrowhead Siege at Red River Black Tuesday The Long Gray Line White Feather Smoke Signal The Private War of Major Benson Gunsmoke Drango ^ The Hollywood Walk of Fame's website designates Stone as a Star of Motion Pictures and gives the address of his star as 6823 Hollywood Boulevard. ^a b c d e "Milburn Stone - Broadway Cast & Staff" .Internet Broadway Database The Broadway League . RetrievedDecember 16, 2022 .^a b c Aaker, Everett (2017).Television Western Players, 1960–1975: A Biographical Dictionary 397– 398.ISBN 9781476628561 . RetrievedSeptember 20, 2017 . ^ "Correspondence from Milburn Stone's brother, Joe Stone" . gunsmokenet.com. January 23, 1998. RetrievedJuly 29, 2014 .^ "("Milburn Stone" search results)" .Internet Broadway Database . Archived fromthe original on September 20, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2017 .^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2004).Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture ISBN 9780786417568 . RetrievedSeptember 21, 2017 . ^ Beccy Tanner (August 20, 2012)."Madge Blake stood out in small roles" .The Wichita Eagle the original on July 29, 2014. RetrievedJuly 29, 2014 . ^ "After heart surgery, 'Doc' continues to improve" , birminghamrewound.com; accessed May 5, 2014.^ "Milburn Stone - Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times" .^ Alexander, Jill (May 28, 2023)."Cowboy connection: Milburn Stone of 'Gunsmoke' fame and La Jolla death" .SDNews.com . RetrievedJanuary 19, 2025 . ^ Bell, Kathie."Historically Speaking: Milburn Stone performed in television show about Dodge City" .Salina Journal . RetrievedJanuary 19, 2025 . ^ Cemeteries in San Diego ^ "Correspondence from Milburn Stone's brother, Joe Stone" . gunsmokenet.com. January 23, 1998. RetrievedJuly 29, 2014 .^ "("Milburn Stone" search results)" .Emmy Awards . Television Academy. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2017 .^ "Milburn Stone" .kansapedia . Kansas Historical Society. Archived fromthe original on September 21, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 21, 2017 .^ "Milburn Stone" .Hollywood Walk of Fame . Archived fromthe original on September 20, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2017 .^ "Great Western Performers" .National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum . Archived fromthe original on September 12, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2017 .^ "About Us" .Milburn Stone Theatre . Archived fromthe original on September 20, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2017 .
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