Cynthia Stone
Encyclopedia
Cynthia Stone was an American
television actress.
, 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
starred together in the short lived 1952 series, Heaven for Betsy
. They had previously starred in another short lived 1949 series, That Wonderful Guy.
, in 1954, an actor
and author
. The couple divorced in 1956.
She married Cliff Robertson
in 1957. They had a daughter, Stephanie, in 1958, but divorced in 1959. In 1960, Stone married Robert MacDougall III. Stone's marriage to MacDougall lasted until her death.
She died from undisclosed causes on December 26, 1988, aged 62. She was buried in a family lot in Springdale Cemetery
in Peoria.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television actress.
Biography
Born in Peoria, IllinoisPeoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, 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
Jack Lemmon
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts , Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925June...
starred together in the short lived 1952 series, Heaven for Betsy
Heaven for Betsy
Heaven for Betsy is an American sitcom that aired live on CBS twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday for fifteen minutes from September 30, 1952 to December 23, 1952. The series starred real-life husband and wife Jack Lemmon and Cynthia Stone...
. They had previously starred in another short lived 1949 series, That Wonderful Guy.
Personal life and death
In May 1950, she married actor Jack Lemmon. They had a son, Chris LemmonChris Lemmon
-History:Lemmon was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Cynthia Stone and actor Jack Lemmon. With a natural talent for music, he was encouraged by his father to study piano. Lemmon considered playing piano professionally after having graduated from the California Institute of the...
, in 1954, an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. The couple divorced in 1956.
She married Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson
Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned half of a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie Charly...
in 1957. They had a daughter, Stephanie, in 1958, but divorced in 1959. In 1960, Stone married Robert MacDougall III. Stone's marriage to MacDougall lasted until her death.
She died from undisclosed causes on December 26, 1988, aged 62. She was buried in a family lot in Springdale Cemetery
Springdale Cemetery
Springdale Cemetery is a historic, non-sectarian, active cemetery in the United States city of Peoria, Illinois. It was chartered in 1855, received its first interment in 1857, and has over 70,000 bodies. It contains a public mausoleum and 15 private mausoleums.The property was acquired in 1854,...
in Peoria.
Television
- That Wonderful Guy (Unknown episodes, 1949)
- The Ad-LibbersThe Ad-LibbersThe Ad-Libbers is a CBS comedy sketch game show that aired in 1951. A summer replacement for Mama, five live shows were broadcast before the series ended.-Format:...
(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)
- MedicMedic (TV series)Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures, establishing the style for later medical series.Created by its principal writer James E...
(1 episode, 1956) - Cavalcade of AmericaCavalcade of AmericaCavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation of Show Boat, and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on...
(1 episode, 1956) - Celebrity Playhouse (1 episode, 1956)
- Soldiers of Fortune (1 episode, 1957)
- Dr. Kildare (unknown episodes)
- Felony SquadFelony SquadFelony Squad is a half-hour television crime drama originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 12, 1966 to January 31, 1969, a span encompassing seventy-three episodes.-Overview:...
(1 episode, 1966)