Jack Lemmon (born John Uhler Lemmon III), one of the most frequently praised actors in film and television history, was the first person to win the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor for his work in “Save the Tiger” (1955) and “Mister Roberts” (1973).
He lived from February 8, 1925, through June 27, 2001. Lemmon was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in dramedy movies, earning him the title of “the most successful tragi-comedian of his age” according to The Guardian. He was regarded as equally adept in dramatic and comedic roles.
He was married twice in his life, first, to Cynthia Stone with whom he had a son named Chris Lemmon, and then to Felicia Farr, with whom he had a daughter named Courtney Lemmon, after divorcing Stone.
Who was Jack Lemmon’s first wife Cynthia Stone?
American actress Cynthia Boyd Stone lived from February 26, 1926, through December 25, 1988.
Stone was the daughter of Dorothy Drayton, a banker, and John Boyd Stone. She was born in Peoria, Illinois.
Stone, 62, passed away on December 25, 1988. She was interred in a family grave in Peoria’s Springdale Cemetery.
She had two children, Chris Lemmon and Stephanie Robertson.
