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- Birth nameLouis Steinberg
- Lew Stone was born on May 28, 1898 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Little Damozel (1933), Discoveries (1939) and The Love Contract (1932). He was married to Joyce Stone. He died on February 13, 1969 in Roehampton, London, England, UK.
- SpouseJoyce Stone(June 5, 1937 - February 13, 1969) (his death)
- Popular English dance band leader (from 1932 to 1958), as well as pianist, composer and arranger. His 'Monseigneur Band' was one of the first orchestras in Britain to feature female vocalists. From 1931 to 1935, Stone was musical director for British and Dominion Studios, as well as working on such stage shows as "Under Your Hat" and "Hide and Seek".
- For the next eight years, Stone's sextet played frequently for Music While You Work, also appearing weekly for nearly two years in a breakfast-time programme, The Bands Played On.
- Some arrangements attributed to Stone can be heard on particular records by the Savoy Orpheans (1927) and Ray Starita and his Ambassador's Band (1928).
- In 1932, Stone also worked with a studio band and several recordings were issued on the flexible Durium Records featuring vocals by Al Bowlly, Sam Browne and Les Allen. Some of the arrangements on Durium were by Stan Bowsher.
- In 1937, Stone married Ethel Joyce Newman at Marylebone Register Office. She was a pianist, whom he had met in 1933.
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