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Milburn Stone

January 20, 2023

Hugh Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 – June 12, 1980)[1] was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" (Dr. Galen Adams) on the CBS Western series Gunsmoke.

Milburn Stone
Stone in 1959
Born
Hugh Milburn Stone

(1904-07-05)July 5, 1904[1]
Burrton, Kansas, U.S.[1]
DiedJune 12, 1980(1980-06-12) (aged 75)[1]
La Jolla, California, U.S.[1]
Resting placeEl Camino Memorial Park, Sorrento Valley, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1919–1976
Spouse(s)
Ellen Morrison Stone
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(m. 1925; died 1937)​

Jane Garrison Stone (m. 1939–div. 1940; m. 1946)
Children1
RelativesFred Stone (uncle)
Madge Blake (cousin)

Early life

Stone was born in Burrton, Kansas, to Herbert Stone and the former Laura Belfield.[2] There, he graduated from Burrton High School, where he was active in the drama club, played basketball, and sang in a barbershop quartet. Stone's brother, Joe Stone, says their uncle Fred Stone, was a versatile actor who appeared on Broadway and in circuses).[3]

Although Stone had a congressional appointment to the United States Naval Academy, he turned it down, choosing instead to become an actor with a stock theater company headed by Helen Ross.[2]

Career

 
With Dennis Weaver on the Gunsmoke 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] His Broadway credits include Around the Corner (1936) and Jayhawker (1934).[4]

In the 1930s, Stone came to Los Angeles, California, to launch his own screen career. He was featured in the Tailspin Tommy adventure serial for Monogram Pictures. In 1939 he played Stephen Douglass in the movie Young Mr. Lincoln with Henry Fonda and Ward Bond. In 1939 he appeared in When Tomorrow Comes as head busboy (uncredited). In 1940, he appeared with Marjorie Reynolds, Tristram Coffin, and I. Stanford Jolley in the comedy espionage film Chasing Trouble. That same year, he co-starred with Roy Rogers in the film Colorado in the role of Rogers' brother-gone-wrong.

Stone appeared uncredited in the 1939 film Blackwell's Island. Stone played Dr. Blake in the 1943 film Gung Ho! and a liberal-minded warden in Monogram Pictures' Prison Mutiny also in 1943. Signed by Universal Pictures in 1943, in the films Captive Wild Woman (1943), Jungle Woman (1943), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death [Captain Pat Vickery], (1944), he became a familiar face in its features and serials. In 1944, he portrayed a Ration Board representative in the Universal-produced public service film Prices Unlimited for the U.S. Office of Price Administration and the Office of War Information. One of his film roles was a radio columnist in the Gloria Jean-Kirby Grant musical I'll Remember April. He made such an impression in this film that Universal Studios gave him a starring role (and a similar characterization) in the 1945 serial The Master Key. The same year, he was featured in the Inner Sanctum murder mystery The Frozen Ghost. In 1953, Stone appeared as Charlton Heston's sidekick in Arrowhead, a Western also featuring Brian Keith and Katy Jurado.

 
With Ken Curtis, 1974

In 1955, one of CBS Radio's hit series, the Western Gunsmoke, was adapted for television and recast with different actors for various reasons (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's The Andy Griffith Show), was replaced by Stone, who gave the role a harder edge consistent with his screen portrayals. He stayed with Gunsmoke through its entire television run, with the exception of 7 episodes in 1971, when Stone required heart surgery and Pat Hingle replaced him as Dr. Chapman. Stone appeared in 604 episodes through 1976, often shown sparring in a friendly manner with co-stars Dennis Weaver and Ken Curtis, who played, respectively, Chester Goode and Festus Haggen.

Personal life

Stone's brother, Joe, was a writer who was the author of scripts for three episodes of Gunsmoke.[5]

Stone was a cousin of the character actress Madge Blake.[6]

In March 1971,[7] Stone had heart bypass surgery at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. In June 1980, Stone died of a heart attack[8] in La Jolla. He was buried at the El Camino Memorial Park in Sorrento Valley, San Diego.[9]

Stone had a surviving daughter, Shirley Stone Gleason (born circa 1926) of Costa Mesa, California, from his first marriage of 12 years to Ellen Morrison, formerly of Delphos, Kansas, who died in 1937.[10] His second wife, the former Jane Garrison, a native of Hutchinson, Kansas, died in 2002. Stone had married, divorced, and remarried Garrison.

Legacy

In 1968, Stone received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama for his work on Gunsmoke.[11]

In 1975, Stone received an honorary doctorate from St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas,[12] where Gunsmoke was set but not filmed.

A painting of the Doc Adams character was commissioned from Gary Hawk, a painter from Stone's home state of Kansas. When then-U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan, a friend of Stone's, heard about the painting, Hawk was invited to the Oval Office to present the artwork to the President. Stone lived to see Reagan emerge as the likely Republican nominee for President in 1980, but not to witness Reagan's defeat of Jimmy Carter, since Stone died in June 1980, and Reagan was not elected until November 1980.

For his contribution to the television industry, Milburn Stone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.[note 1][13] In 1981, Stone was inducted posthumously into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.[14] After his death, he left a legacy for the performing arts in Cecil County in northeastern Maryland, by way of the Milburn Stone Theatre[15] in North East, Maryland.

Selected filmography

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

References

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Milburn Stone.
  1. ^ a b c d e "Milburn Stone - Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Aaker, Everett (2017). Television Western Players, 1960–1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 397–398. ISBN 9781476628561. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Correspondence from Milburn Stone's brother, Joe Stone". gunsmokenet.com. January 23, 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ . Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786417568. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Beccy Tanner (August 20, 2012). "Madge Blake stood out in small roles". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "After heart surgery, 'Doc' continues to improve", birminghamrewound.com; accessed May 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "Milburn Stone - Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times".
  9. ^ Cemeteries in San Diego
  10. ^ "Correspondence from Milburn Stone's brother, Joe Stone". gunsmokenet.com. January 23, 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "("Milburn Stone" search results)". Emmy Awards. Television Academy. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  12. ^ . kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  13. ^ . Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  14. ^ . National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  15. ^ "About Us". Milburn Stone Theatre. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Milburn Stone news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hugh Milburn Stone July 5 1904 June 12 1980 1 was an American actor best known for his role as Doc Dr Galen Adams on the CBS Western series Gunsmoke Milburn StoneStone in 1959BornHugh Milburn Stone 1904 07 05 July 5 1904 1 Burrton Kansas U S 1 DiedJune 12 1980 1980 06 12 aged 75 1 La Jolla California U S 1 Resting placeEl Camino Memorial Park Sorrento Valley California U S OccupationActorYears active1919 1976Spouse s Ellen Morrison Stone m 1925 died 1937 wbr Jane Garrison Stone m 1939 div 1940 m 1946 Children1RelativesFred Stone uncle Madge Blake cousin Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Legacy 5 Selected filmography 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditStone was born in Burrton Kansas to Herbert Stone and the former Laura Belfield 2 There he graduated from Burrton High School where he was active in the drama club played basketball and sang in a barbershop quartet Stone s brother Joe Stone says their uncle Fred Stone was a versatile actor who appeared on Broadway and in circuses 3 Although Stone had a congressional appointment to the United States Naval Academy he turned it down choosing instead to become an actor with a stock theater company headed by Helen Ross 2 Career Edit With Dennis Weaver on the Gunsmoke 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 His Broadway credits include Around the Corner 1936 and Jayhawker 1934 4 In the 1930s Stone came to Los Angeles California to launch his own screen career He was featured in the Tailspin Tommy adventure serial for Monogram Pictures In 1939 he played Stephen Douglass in the movie Young Mr Lincoln with Henry Fonda and Ward Bond In 1939 he appeared in When Tomorrow Comes as head busboy uncredited In 1940 he appeared with Marjorie Reynolds Tristram Coffin and I Stanford Jolley in the comedy espionage film Chasing Trouble That same year he co starred with Roy Rogers in the film Colorado in the role of Rogers brother gone wrong Stone appeared uncredited in the 1939 film Blackwell s Island Stone played Dr Blake in the 1943 film Gung Ho and a liberal minded warden in Monogram Pictures Prison Mutiny also in 1943 Signed by Universal Pictures in 1943 in the films Captive Wild Woman 1943 Jungle Woman 1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death Captain Pat Vickery 1944 he became a familiar face in its features and serials In 1944 he portrayed a Ration Board representative in the Universal produced public service film Prices Unlimited for the U S Office of Price Administration and the Office of War Information One of his film roles was a radio columnist in the Gloria Jean Kirby Grant musical I ll Remember April He made such an impression in this film that Universal Studios gave him a starring role and a similar characterization in the 1945 serial The Master Key The same year he was featured in the Inner Sanctum murder mystery The Frozen Ghost In 1953 Stone appeared as Charlton Heston s sidekick in Arrowhead a Western also featuring Brian Keith and Katy Jurado With Ken Curtis 1974 In 1955 one of CBS Radio s hit series the Western Gunsmoke was adapted for television and recast with different actors for various reasons 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 s The Andy Griffith Show was replaced by Stone who gave the role a harder edge consistent with his screen portrayals He stayed with Gunsmoke through its entire television run with the exception of 7 episodes in 1971 when Stone required heart surgery and Pat Hingle replaced him as Dr Chapman Stone appeared in 604 episodes through 1976 often shown sparring in a friendly manner with co stars Dennis Weaver and Ken Curtis who played respectively Chester Goode and Festus Haggen Personal life EditStone s brother Joe was a writer who was the author of scripts for three episodes of Gunsmoke 5 Stone was a cousin of the character actress Madge Blake 6 In March 1971 7 Stone had heart bypass surgery at UAB Hospital in Birmingham Alabama In June 1980 Stone died of a heart attack 8 in La Jolla He was buried at the El Camino Memorial Park in Sorrento Valley San Diego 9 Stone had a surviving daughter Shirley Stone Gleason born circa 1926 of Costa Mesa California from his first marriage of 12 years to Ellen Morrison formerly of Delphos Kansas who died in 1937 10 His second wife the former Jane Garrison a native of Hutchinson Kansas died in 2002 Stone had married divorced and remarried Garrison Legacy EditIn 1968 Stone received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama for his work on Gunsmoke 11 Judith Allen and Stone in The Port of Missing Girls 1938 In 1975 Stone received an honorary doctorate from St Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City Kansas 12 where Gunsmoke was set but not filmed A painting of the Doc Adams character was commissioned from Gary Hawk a painter from Stone s home state of Kansas When then U S President Ronald W Reagan a friend of Stone s heard about the painting Hawk was invited to the Oval Office to present the artwork to the President Stone lived to see Reagan emerge as the likely Republican nominee for President in 1980 but not to witness Reagan s defeat of Jimmy Carter since Stone died in June 1980 and Reagan was not elected until November 1980 For his contribution to the television industry Milburn Stone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard note 1 13 In 1981 Stone was inducted posthumously into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy amp Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City 14 After his death he left a legacy for the performing arts in Cecil County in northeastern Maryland by way of the Milburn Stone Theatre 15 in North East Maryland Selected filmography EditLadies Crave Excitement 1935 as Sailor uncredited Cheers of the Crowd 1935 as Reporter uncredited His Night Out 1935 as Salesman uncredited Rendezvous 1935 as Carter s Aide uncredited The Fighting Marines 1935 Serial as Red Henchman Ch 2 4 7 10 11 uncredited The Milky Way 1936 as Reporter uncredited The Princess Comes Across 1936 as American Reporter uncredited Nobody s Fool 1936 as Clerk uncredited China Clipper 1936 as Radio Operator The Three Mesquiteers 1936 as John Murder with Pictures 1936 as Operator uncredited Two in a Crowd 1936 as Kennedy uncredited Rose Bowl 1936 as Booster Club Band Member uncredited The Man I Marry 1936 as Stage manager uncredited The Accusing Finger 1936 as Convict uncredited Banjo on My Knee 1936 as Eddie Sailor uncredited Three Smart Girls 1936 as Telegraph Desk Clerk uncredited A Doctor s Diary 1937 as Fred Clark Swing It Professor 1937 as Lou Morgan They Gave Him a Gun 1937 as Defense Attorney uncredited Wings Over Honolulu 1937 as Telephone Operator uncredited The Man in Blue 1937 as Henchman Dutch The Wildcatter 1937 as Ed You Can t Beat Love 1937 as Reporter Wilson uncredited The 13th Man 1937 as Jimmy Moran Blazing Barriers 1937 as Joe Waters Reported Missing 1937 as Radio operator uncredited Atlantic Flight 1937 as Henry Wadsworth Pokey Schultz Youth on Parole 1937 as Ratty Music for Madame 1937 as Detective uncredited Federal Bullets 1937 as Tommy Thompson Federal Agent Mr Boggs Steps Out 1938 as Burns The Port of Missing Girls 1938 as Jim Benton Sinners in Paradise 1938 as Honeyman Wives Under Suspicion 1938 as Kirk Paroled from the Big House 1938 as Commissioner Downey The Storm 1938 as Hagen officer on SS Orion uncredited California Frontier 1938 as Mal Halstead Blackwell s Island 1938 as Max deputy commissioner uncredited Made for Each Other 1939 as Newark Official uncredited King of the Turf 1939 as Taylor Tail Spin 1939 as Kansas City Mechanic uncredited Society Smugglers 1939 as Peter Garfield Mystery Plane 1939 as Skeeter Milligan The Spirit of Culver 1939 as Instructor uncredited Blind Alley 1939 as Nick Young Mr Lincoln 1939 as Stephen A Douglas uncredited Stunt Pilot 1939 as Skeeter Milligan When Tomorrow Comes 1939 as Head Busboy uncredited Tropic Fury 1939 as Thomas E Snell Danger Flight 1939 as Skeeter Milligan Fighting Mad 1939 as Cardigan Crashing Thru 1939 as Delos Harrington Nick Carter Master Detective 1939 as Dave Krebs The Big Guy 1939 as Publicity man uncredited Charlie McCarthy Detective 1939 as Joe Felton uncredited Chasing Trouble 1940 as Pat Callahan Framed 1940 as Mathew Mattison Black Friday 1940 as Reporter at Execution uncredited Johnny Apollo 1940 as Main Reporter uncredited Enemy Agent 1940 as Meeker An Angel from Texas 1940 as Pooch Davis uncredited Lillian Russell 1940 as Jack Reporter uncredited Public Deb No 1 1940 as Reporter uncredited Colorado 1940 as Don Burke alias Captain Mason Give Us Wings 1940 as Tex Austin The Great Plane Robbery 1940 film as Krebber The Phantom Cowboy 1941 as Stan Borden The Great Train Robbery 1941 as Duke Logan Death Valley Outlaws 1941 as Jeff No Hands on the Clock 1941 as FBI Man uncredited Frisco Lil 1942 as Mike Reap the Wild Wind 1942 as Lieutenant Farragut Pacific Rendezvous 1942 as Park Hotel Desk Clerk uncredited Rubber Racketeers 1942 as Angel Invisible Agent 1942 as German Sergeant uncredited Police Bullets 1942 as Johnny Reilly Eyes in the Night 1942 as Detective Pete uncredited Silent Witness 1943 as Racketeer Joe Manson You Can t Beat the Law 1943 as Frank Sanders Submarine Alert 1943 as Lt Winston Naval Intelligence uncredited Keep Em Slugging 1943 as Duke Redman Captive Wild Woman 1943 as Fred Mason Get Going 1943 as Mr Tuttle Destroyer 1943 as Radioman uncredited Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943 as Captain Vickery Corvette K 225 1943 as Canadian Captain uncredited The Mad Ghoul 1943 as Macklin Gung Ho 1943 as Cmdr Blake The Impostor 1944 as Chauzel Phantom Lady 1944 as District Attorney voice Weird Woman 1944 as Radio Announcer voice uncredited Hat Check Honey 1944 as David Courtland Hi Good Lookin 1944 as Bill Eaton Moon Over Las Vegas 1944 as Jim Bradley The Great Alaskan Mystery 1944 Serial as Jim Hudson Gambler s Choice 1944 as Doctor uncredited Twilight on the Prairie 1944 as Gainsworth Jungle Woman 1944 as Fred Mason She Gets Her Man 1945 as Tommy Gun Tucker I ll Remember April 1945 as Willie Winchester The Master Key 1945 Serial as Agent Tom Brant Swing Out Sister 1945 as Tim Colby The Frozen Ghost 1945 as George Keene On Stage Everybody 1945 as Fitzgerald The Beautiful Cheat 1945 as Lucius Haven Strange Confession 1945 as Stevens The Royal Mounted Rides Again 1945 Serial as Brad Taggart The Daltons Ride Again 1945 as Parker W Graham The Scarlet Horseman 1946 Serial as Narrator voice uncredited Little Giant 1946 as Prof Watkins voice uncredited Smooth as Silk 1946 as John Kimble The Spider Woman Strikes Back 1946 as Mr Moore Strange Conquest 1946 as Bert Morrow Her Adventurous Night 1946 as Cop 1 Inside Job 1946 as District Attorney Sutton Danger Woman 1946 as Gerald King Little Miss Big 1946 as Father Lennergan The Michigan Kid 1947 as Lanny Slade Smash Up The Story of a Woman 1947 as Raven Club Announcer voice uncredited Buck Privates Come Home 1947 as Announcer Time Out of Mind 1947 film as Stage Manager uncredited Killer Dill 1947 as Maboose Cass Timberlane 1947 as Nestor Purdwin uncredited Heading for Heaven 1947 as Elwood Harding Killer McCoy 1947 as Henchman uncredited Train to Alcatraz 1948 as Bart Kanin The Judge 1949 as Martin Strang The Green Promise 1949 as Reverend Jim Benton Sky Dragon 1949 as Capt Tim Norton Calamity Jane and Sam Bass 1949 as Abe Jones No Man of Her Own 1950 as Plainclothesman Snow Dog 1950 as Dr F J McKenzie The Fireball 1950 as Jeff Davis Branded 1950 as Dawson Operation Pacific 1951 as Ground Control Officer uncredited Flying Leathernecks 1951 as Fleet CIC Radio Operator uncredited Roadblock 1951 as Ray Evans The Racket 1951 as Member of Craig s Team uncredited The Atomic City 1952 as Insp Harold Mann The Savage 1952 as Cpl Martin Invaders from Mars 1953 as Capt Roth The Sun Shines Bright 1953 as Horace K Maydew Pickup on South Street 1953 as Detective Winoki Second Chance 1953 as Edward Dawson Arrowhead 1953 as Sandy MacKinnon Siege at Red River 1954 as Sgt Benjamin Benjy Guderman Black Tuesday 1954 as Father Slocum The Long Gray Line 1955 as Capt John Pershing White Feather 1955 as Commissioner Trenton Smoke Signal 1955 as Sgt Miles The Private War of Major Benson 1955 as Maj Gen Wilton J Ramsey Gunsmoke 1955 1975 TV Series as Doc Adams final appearance Drango 1957 as Col BrackenNotes Edit 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 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Milburn Stone a b c d e Milburn Stone Broadway Cast amp Staff Internet Broadway Database The Broadway League Retrieved December 16 2022 a b c Aaker Everett 2017 Television Western Players 1960 1975 A Biographical Dictionary McFarland pp 397 398 ISBN 9781476628561 Retrieved September 20 2017 Correspondence from Milburn Stone s brother Joe Stone gunsmokenet com January 23 1998 Retrieved July 29 2014 Milburn Stone search results Internet Broadway Database Archived from the original on September 20 2017 Retrieved September 20 2017 Lentz Harris M III 2004 Obituaries in the Performing Arts 2003 Film Television Radio Theatre Dance Music Cartoons and Pop Culture McFarland ISBN 9780786417568 Retrieved September 21 2017 Beccy Tanner August 20 2012 Madge Blake stood out in small roles The Wichita Eagle Retrieved July 29 2014 After heart surgery Doc continues to improve birminghamrewound com accessed May 5 2014 Milburn Stone Hollywood Star Walk Los Angeles Times Cemeteries in San Diego Correspondence from Milburn Stone s brother Joe Stone gunsmokenet com January 23 1998 Retrieved July 29 2014 Milburn Stone search results Emmy Awards Television Academy Retrieved September 20 2017 Milburn Stone kansapedia Kansas Historical Society Archived from the original on September 21 2017 Retrieved September 21 2017 Milburn Stone Hollywood Walk of Fame Archived from the original on September 20 2017 Retrieved September 20 2017 Great Western Performers National Cowboy amp Western Heritage Museum Archived from the original on September 12 2017 Retrieved September 20 2017 About Us Milburn Stone Theatre Archived from the original on September 20 2017 Retrieved September 20 2017 External links EditMilburn Stone at IMDb Milburn Stone at the Internet Broadway Database Milburn Stone at Find a Grave 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