Cynthia Stone Explained

Cynthia Stone
Birth Name:Cynthia Boyd Stone
Birth Date:26 February 1926
Birth Place:Peoria, Illinois U.S.
Death Place:Miami Beach, Florida U.S.
Other Names:Cynthia Lemmon
Cynthia Robertson
Cynthia McDougal
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1949–1966
Spouse:
    Children:2, including Chris Lemmon

    Cynthia Boyd Stone (February 26, 1926 – December 25, 1988) was an American actress.

    Life and career

    Born in Peoria, Illinois, Stone was the daughter of banker John Boyd Stone.[1] She was a graduate of Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia.

    Stone had a brief career in the 1950s and 1960s as a television actress. Though she mainly appeared in guest spots in various television series, she and then-husband Jack Lemmon appeared together in the short-lived series, Heaven for Betsy (1952).[2] They had previously featured in another short-lived series, That Wonderful Guy (1949).[3]

    Stone also appeared in Colgate commercials.[4]

    Personal life and death

    On May 7, 1950,[5] she married actor Jack Lemmon. The couple had a son, Christopher Boyd Lemmon, in 1954, an actor and an author, but divorced in 1956.[6] She married Cliff Robertson.[7] In 1960, Stone married Robert MacDougal III. Stone's marriage to MacDougal lasted until her death.

    Stone founded a volunteer anti-drug program, Concern Unlimited, and she was past president and founder of the Coconut Grove Republican Women's Club.

    Stone died on December 25, 1988, aged 62.[8]

    Filmography

    Television

    Notes and References

    1. News: Lemmon zest . October 21, 2021 . The Pantagraph . July 9, 2015 . Illinois, Bloomington . D 4. Newspapers.com.
    2. Book: Terrace . Vincent . Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. . 10 January 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8641-0 . 447 . October 21, 2021 . en.
    3. News: Craft . Dan . Squeeze play . October 21, 2021 . The Pantagraph . September 10, 2015 . Illinois, Bloomington . D 1. Newspapers.com.
    4. News: Volunteers Prepared To Run the Last Mile . October 21, 2021 . The Miami Herald . October 30, 1976 . 5 B. Newspapers.com.
    5. News: Answer . October 21, 2021 . The Pantagraph . May 7, 2002 . Illinois, Bloomington . 2. Newspapers.com.
    6. Book: Monaco . James . The Encyclopedia of Film . 1991 . Perigee Books . 978-0-399-51604-7 . October 21, 2021 . en.
    7. News: Keepnews . Peter . Severo . Richard . Cliff Robertson, 88, Oscar-Winning Rebel . April 10, 2021 . The New York Times . September 12, 2011 . D 9. . ProQuest.
    8. News: Cynthia McDougal, TV actress in '50s . October 21, 2021 . The Miami Herald . December 30, 1988 . 4 D. Newspapers.com.

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