Ezra Stone
Birth Name:
Ezra Chaim Feinstone
Birth Place:
New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Director, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- During World War II, he helped stage Irving Berlin's "This Is the Army" revue to entertain fellow servicemen
- Became director and president of the David Library of the American Revolution in Washington Crossing, Pa․, in 1979
- Studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Started doing radio and local stage productions in Philadelphia when he was 7 years old
- Best remembered for playing radio's Henry Aldrich, a woeful teenager with the trademark cry of "Coming, Mother!"
- Directed such Broadway plays as "See My Lawyer," "Me and Molly," "At War With the Army" and "January Thaw․"
- His Henry Aldrich character remained 16 throughout the 14 year run of "The Aldrich Family․"
- Could still perform the cracking voice of adolescent Henry Aldrich late in life, and would use it to entertain friends
- Later in his career, he staged morale boosters for IBM salespeople
- Joined the Army Special Services unit during World War II