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American actress

Cynthia Stone
Stone in 1955
Born
Cynthia Boyd Stone

(1926-02-26)February 26, 1926
DiedDecember 25, 1988(1988-12-25) (aged 62)
Other namesCynthia Lemmon
Cynthia Robertson
Cynthia McDougal
OccupationActress
Years active1949–1966
Spouses
(m. 1950; div. 1956)
(m. 1957; div. 1959)
Robert McDougal III
(m. 1960)
Children2, 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. 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). They had previously featured in another short-lived series, That Wonderful Guy (1949).

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 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

References

  1. ^ "Lemmon zest". The Pantagraph. Illinois, Bloomington. July 9, 2015. p. D 4. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cynthia McDougal, TV actress in '50s". The Miami Herald. December 30, 1988. p. 4 D. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Craft, Dan (September 10, 2015). "Squeeze play". The Pantagraph. Illinois, Bloomington. p. D 1. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Volunteers Prepared To Run the Last Mile". The Miami Herald. October 30, 1976. p. 5 B. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Answer". The Pantagraph. Illinois, Bloomington. May 7, 2002. p. 2. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Keepnews, Peter; Severo, Richard (September 12, 2011). "Cliff Robertson, 88, Oscar-Winning Rebel". The New York Times. p. D 9. ProQuest 1634258452. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via ProQuest.

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