JACK LEMMON
(John Uhler Lemmon III.)
 
* 08. February 1925 (in Boston, Massachusetts)    † 27. June 2001 (in Los Angeles, California)
 

OSCAR
 

1973 as Harry in 'Save the Tiger'

1955 as Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver in 'Mr. Roberts'

 

 

OSCARNOMINEE
 
1982 as Ed Horman in 'Missing'

1980 as Scottie Templeton in 'Tribute'

1972 as Jack Godell in 'The China Syndrome'

1962 as Joe in 'Days of Wine and Roses'

1960 as C. C. Baxter in 'The Apartment'

1959 as Jerry in 'Some Like It Hot'
 

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great actor, I loved him in almost every movie he was in, especially the ones with Walter Matthau

two of my top favourite movies with Jack Lemmon are 'The China Syndrome' (1979) and 'Glengarry Glen Ross' (1992)

Jack was born in an elevator

his father was John Uhler Lemmon II., president of a donut company, and his mother Mildred LaRue Noel

he was married to Cynthia Stone (1959 - 1956, divorced)

has one son with Stone, actor Chris Lemmon (* 22. January 1954)

has a grandson, Christopher Boyd Lemmon (* 03. April 1994) from his son Chris

was married to Felicia Farr (* 04. October 1932) from 17. August 1962 to his death

has one daughter, Courtney (* 1966) with Farr
 

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