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Jack Lemmon

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Also known as John Uhler Lemmon III, John Lemmon, John Uhler Lemmon

American actor (1925–2001)

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Jack Lemmon was an American film, character, and television actor. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, on February 8, 1925, he served in the United States Navy during World War II. His professional career began in 1949. He was educated at Harvard University, Phillips Academy, Harvard College, and HB Studio.

Lemmon received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Additional honors included the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honors. He was married to Cynthia Stone and Felicia Farr, and they had a child named Chris Lemmon.

He died of natural causes due to bladder cancer in Los Angeles on June 27, 2001. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. His work is recognized in collections for the Academy Award Best Actor, Academy Award Best Supporting Actor, Hollywood Walk Of Fame, and Kennedy Center Honors.

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Newton, Massachusetts, USA

John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The…

Known for

  • Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl — Self (Archival Footage)2024
  • The Real Charlie Chaplin — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
  • Hollywood Invasion — archive footage2011
  • Marilyn at the Movies — Self (archive footage)2011
  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me — Self2009
  • Inside 'The Apartment' — Self (archive footage)2008
  • Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen — Self (archive footage)2008
  • Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon — Self (archive footage)2007
  • The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' — Self (archive footage)2006
  • The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' — Self (archive footage)2006

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1925
Active to
2001

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John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film F

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jack
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Newton
Place of death
Los Angeles
Spouse
Felicia Farr
Child
Chris Lemmon
Occupation
television presenter
Educated at
HB Studio
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Award
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
Field of work
music
Genre
comedy film
Record label
Epic Records
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
United States Navy
Image
Jack Lemmon - 1968.jpg
Height
175
Work location
United States
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place of burial
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Commons category
Jack Lemmon
date of birth
1925-02-08
date of death
2001-06-27
cause of death
bladder cancer
nominated for
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Jack Lemmon
start of work period
1949-00-00
name in native language
Jack Lemmon
end of work period
2000-00-00
writing language
English language
birth name
John Uhler Lemmon III
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Encyclopedic overview

John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Volpi Cup. He also received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1988, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1991, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. The Guardian labeled him as "the most successful tragi-comedian of his age".

Lemmon received two Academy Awards: for Best Supporting Actor for Mister Roberts (1955) and for Best Actor for Save the Tiger (1973). He was Oscar-nominated for Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The China Syndrome (1979), Tribute (1980), and Missing (1982). He is also known for his roles in Irma la Douce (1963), The Great Race (1965), and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). He produced two films in which he did not appear, Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Kotch (1971), the latter of which he also directed, both through his production company, Jalem Productions.

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