Cynthia Stone
Cynthia Boyd Stone (February 26, 1926 – December 26, 1988) was an American television actress.
Cynthia Stone | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cynthia Boyd Stone February 26, 1926 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 1988 (aged 62) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1966 |
| Spouse(s) | Robert McDougal III
(m. 1960; died 1988) |
| Children | 2, including Chris Lemmon |
Life and career
Born in Peoria, Illinois, Stone was the daughter of John Boyd Stone and Dorothy Drayton. 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). They had previously featured in another short-lived series, That Wonderful Guy (1949).
Personal life and death
In May 1950, she married actor Jack Lemmon. The couple had a son, Christopher Boyd Lemmon, in 1954, an actor and an author, but divorced in 1956.[1]
She married Cliff Robertson in 1957. They had a daughter, Stephanie, in 1959, and also divorced in 1959.[2] In 1960, Stone married Robert MacDougal III. Stone's marriage to MacDougal lasted until she died.
She died from cancer in 1988, on December 26. She was buried in a family plot in Springdale Cemetery in Peoria.
Filmography
Television
- That Wonderful Guy (Unknown episodes, 1949)
- The Ad-Libbers (5 episodes, 1951)
- The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show (unknown episodes, 1951—52)
- Heaven for Betsy (Unknown episodes, 1952)
- Short Short Dramas (1 episode, 1953)
- Medic (1 episode, 1956)
- Cavalcade of America (1 episode, 1956)
- Celebrity Playhouse (1 episode, 1956)
- Soldiers of Fortune (1 episode, 1957)
- Dr. Kildare (unknown episodes)
- Felony Squad (1 episode, 1966)
References
- "Jack Lemmon Biography (1925-2001)". filmreference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
- "Cliff Robertson Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2008.