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 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.[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.

Stone died on December 25, 1988, aged 62.

Filmography

Television

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