Cynthia Stone


Cynthia Boyd Stone was an American actress.

Life and career

Born in Peoria, Illinois, Stone was the daughter of banker John Boyd Stone. 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. They had previously featured in another short-lived series, That Wonderful Guy.
Stone also appeared in Colgate commercials.

Personal life and death

On May 7, 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. She married Cliff Robertson in 1957. They had a daughter in 1959 and divorced the same year. 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.

Filmography

Television

That Wonderful Guy The Ad-Libbers The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show Heaven for Betsy Short Short Dramas Medic Cavalcade of America Celebrity Playhouse Soldiers of Fortune Dr. Kildare