Personal life
Stone was born John Forrest Fontaine on December 16, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. He was raised in an Indiana orphanage throughout most of his early life after the death of his father. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. His first marriage, in 1947, to actress Barbara Lawrence ended in divorce the following year. Stone was then married to his second wife, Corinne Calvet, a French actress, from 1955 to 1960, with whom he had one child. In 1965, he married Christina Lee, but they divorced in 1972.Acting career
After minor uncredited appearances in a pair of 1948 movies, Stone earned his first credit, under the stage name John Fontaine, with a voice role in ''Cinderella (1950 film), Cinderella'' in 1950. His next film, and first credited on screen role, was the 1952 film ''Army Bound'', again as John Fontaine. He then appeared in three films released in 1953—''Fighter Attack'', ''Bad for Each Other'', starring Charlton Heston, and ''Wonder Valley''—as well as the 1954 film noir, ''Drive a Crooked Road''. During the later 1950s, Stone co-starred in ''Edge of Hell'' in 1956 and Zsa Zsa Gabor's ''The Girl in the Kremlin'' in 1957. He then appeared in four films released in 1958: ''The Big Beat'', ''Damn Citizen'', ''The Thing That Couldn't Die'' and ''Money, Women and Guns''. Stone's roles during the 1950s extended to television as well. In 1954, he starred in the Italian television series, ''I Tre moschettieri'' (''The Three Musketeers'') as D'Artagnan opposite Paul Campbell (American actor), Paul Campbell (as Aramis), Sebastian Cabot (actor), Sebastian Cabot (as Porthos), and Domenico Modugno (as Athos). Individual episodes of the series were merged for release as feature films in European theaters including ''Knights of the Queen'' in 1954; ''The King's Musketeers'' and ''La Spada Imbattibile'', both released in Europe in 1957; ''Le Imprese di Una Spada Leggendaria'' in 1958; and ''Mantelli Espade Insanguinate'' in 1959. Stone's other television credits included roles in ''Adventures in Paradise (TV series), Adventures in Paradise'', ''The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), The Outer Limits'', ''The Californians (TV series), The Californians'', ''Johnny Midnight (TV series), Johnny Midnight'', and ''Surfside 6''. In 1960, he appeared in the comedic film, ''When the Girls Take Over''. Stone also starred as Zorro in the 1960 Mexico, Mexican Spanish film, ''El Jinete Solitario en El Valle de los Desaparecidos: La Venganza del Jinete Solitario''. He wrote the story for the 1964 low-budget British sci-fi film, ''Unearthly Stranger''. Stone wrote and film director, directed ''Strange Portrait'', a feature film that never saw a release.''Jeffrey Hunter: The Film, Television, Radio and Stage Performances'' by Paul GreePost-career
Stone moved to Penang, Malaysia, during the early 1960s. He soon left the entertainment industry to travel in Southeast Asia. He wrote several novels during his later life, including ''The Other Side of Rainbow'' and ''Letters to Rainbow''. In 2010, he published his autobiography, ''Whatever Happened To Prince Charming?''. Stone died at his home in Penang on August 22, 2012 at age 85.Filmography
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