Jack Lemmon

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

Personal facts

Jack Lemmon
Alias (AKA)Lemmon John Uhler III
Birth dateFebruary 08, 1925
Birth nameJohn Uhler Lemmon III
Birth place
Newton Massachusetts
Religion
Catholic Church
cause of death
Bladder cancer
Colorectal cancer
Date of deathJune 27, 2001
Place of death
Los Angeles
Resting place
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Spouse
Children

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  1. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/28/lemmon.obit
  2. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2237227378514775727&q=%22archive+of+american+television+interview+with+Jack+Lemmon%22&total=4&start=0&num=10&so=2&type=search&plindex=1
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/88b94ebf#p009mdht
  4. http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/Obituaries.asp?page=lifestory&personid=61409