Jack Lemmon first wife: Meet Cynthia Stone

Cynthia Stone, an actress known for her work in both television and film, was the first wife of the illustrious actor Jack Lemmon.

Cynthia Stone walked down the aisle with Jack Lemmon in 1950 and their union bore a son named Christopher “Chris” Lemmon.

Despite the eventual dissolution of their marriage in 1956, Stone and Lemmon maintained an amicable relationship, primarily for the sake of their son.

Cynthia Stone’s contributions to Lemmon’s life and career, though less publicized than his subsequent marriages, were significant and enduring.

Cynthia Stone was born to Dorothy Drayton and John Boyd Stone in Peoria, Illinois, on February 26, 1926, and died in Miami Beach, Florida, on December 26, 1988, at the age of 62 years.

Cynthia Stone was married on three occasions: to Jack Lemmon from 1950 to 1956, to Cliff Robertson from 1957 to 1959, and to Robert MacDougall III from 1960 to 1988.

Cynthia Stone had two children called Chris Lemmon and Stephanie Robertson, and she had three grandchildren called Sydney Lemmon, Jonathan Lemmon, and Christopher Lemmon, Jr.