Editing Stephen Collins (section)

== Early life ==
Stephen Collins was born on October 1, 1947, in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], to mother Madeleine ([[Given name|née]] Robertson) and father Cyrus Stickney Collins, an airline executive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephen Collins Biography (1947–) |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/Stephen-Collins.html |publisher=filmreference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyrus S. Collins '39 – Amherst College |url=https://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/magazine/in_memory/1939/cyruscollins |publisher=amherst.edu}}</ref> Collins was raised with his two older brothers in [[Hastings-on-Hudson]], New York, and attended [[Amherst College]] in Massachusetts, graduating ''[[cum laude]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=C {{!}} Collins, Stephen W. {{!}} Amherst College |url=https://www.amherst.edu/users/C/swcollins69 |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=www.amherst.edu |language=en}}</ref> While at Amherst, he played bass guitar in a number of bands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riordan |first=Paul M. |year=1999 |title=An Interview with Stephen Collins |url=http://www.tvparty.com/scollins.html |access-date=March 18, 2018 |website=TV Party!}}</ref> He was also then a singing member of the Amherst College Zumbyes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Eisenhower - Trivia |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252031/trivia/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>