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Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone, American actor (died 1980)

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Born
July 5, 1904
Died
June 12, 1980
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1904

About Milburn Stone

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

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Milburn Stone timeline

  1. Hugh Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 – June 12, 1980) was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" (Dr Galen Adams) in the Western series Gunsmoke.
  2. 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.

The world when Milburn Stone was born

Milburn Stone was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Milburn Stone's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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