Cynthia Stone

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

Cynthia Stone
Stone in 1955
Born	Cynthia Boyd Stone (1926-02-26)February 26, 1926 Peoria, Illinois U.S.
Died	December 25, 1988(1988-12-25) (aged 62) Miami Beach, Florida U.S.
Other names	Cynthia Lemmon Cynthia Robertson Cynthia McDougal
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1949–1966
Spouses	Jack Lemmon ​ ​ (m. 1950; div. 1956)​ Cliff Robertson ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1959)​ Robert McDougal III ​ (m. 1966)​
Children	2, including Chris Lemmon

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.^[2]

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).^[3] They had previously featured in another short-lived series, That Wonderful Guy (1949).^[4]

Stone also appeared in Colgate commercials.^[5]

Personal life and death

On May 7, 1950,^[6] she married actor Jack Lemmon. The couple had a son, Christopher Boyd Lemmon, in 1954, an actor and an author, but divorced in 1956.^[7] She married Cliff Robertson in 1957. They had a daughter in 1959 and divorced the same year. ^[8] In 1960, Stone married Robert MacDougal III. Stone's marriage to MacDougal lasted until her death.^{[citation needed]}

Stone founded a volunteer anti-drug program, Concern Unlimited, and she was past president and founder of the Coconut Grove Republican Women's Club.^[2]

Stone died on December 25, 1988, aged 62.^[2]

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)