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 Lemmon at the 40th Emmy Awards, August 1988 Photo by Alan Light |
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| Born | John Uhler Lemmon III February 8, 1925 Newton, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 27, 2001 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, director |
| Years active | 1949-2000 |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Stone (1950-1956) Felicia Farr (1962-2001) |
John Uhler “Jack” Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor known principally for his comedic roles. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is an important residential Suburb of Boston, which abuts it on the east Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Cynthia Stone ( February 26, 1926 - December 26, 1988) was an American television actress Felicia Farr (born 4 October 1932) is a former American actress and model Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He starred in such legendary classics as Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses, Irma La Douce, The Great Race, The Odd Couple, The Out-of-Towners, Glengarry Glen Ross, The China Syndrome, Short Cuts and JFK. Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962) is a film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own critically acclaimed This article is about the film For the stage musical see Irma La Douce (musical Irma La Douce is a 1963 The Great Race is a 1965 Slapstick comedy movie directed by Blake Edwards, written by Blake Edwards and Arthur A The Odd Couple is a 1968 film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Gene Saks. The Out-of-Towners is a 1970 Comedy Film written by Neil Simon, directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Jack For the play see Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 Independent film, adapted by David The China Syndrome is a 1979 Thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power Short Cuts is a 1993 Drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt it is inspired by nine JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991
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Biography
Early life
Lemmon was born in an elevator at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, the son of Mildred Burgess LaRue (née Noel),[1] and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr. An elevator or lift is a Transport device used to move people or goods vertically from one floor to another Waban is one of the 13 villages of Newton Massachusetts. Origin of name Waban was named for Waban, the first Massachusett Indian converted to Christianity The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. , who was the president of a doughnut company. A doughnut (also spelled "donut" is a sweet Deep-fried piece of Dough or batter. [2] Lemmon attended John Ward Elementary School in Newton. He later revealed that he knew he wanted to be an actor from the age of eight. Lemmon attended Phillips Academy (Class of 43) and Harvard University (Class of 47), where he was an active member of several Drama Clubs - becoming president of the Hasty Pudding Club. Phillips Academy (also known as Phillips Andover or PA or simply Andover) is a co-educational University preparatory school for boarding The Hasty Pudding Club was founded by Nymphus Hatch a junior at Harvard College, in 1790. At twenty-two years of age, Lemmon graduated from Harvard University and joined the Navy, received V-12 training and served as an ensign. The V-12 Navy College Training Program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War II. Ensign (ˈɛnsən is a junior rank of commissioned officer in the militaries of some countries normally in the infantry or navy On being discharged, he took up acting professionally, working on radio, television and Broadway. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located He studied acting under Uta Hagen. Uta Thyra Hagen ( June 12, 1919 – January 14, 2004) was a German -born American actress and acting teacher He also became enthused with the piano and learned to play it on his own. He could also play the harmonica and the bass fiddle.
Career
Lemmon's film debut was a bit part as a plasterer/painter in the 1949 film The Lady Takes a Sailor, but he was not noticed until his official debut opposite Judy Holliday in the 1954 comedy, It Should Happen to You. A bit part is a supporting acting role with at least one line of dialogue Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Judy Holliday (June 21 1921 – June 7 1965 was an American Academy - and Tony Award -winning Actress. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and It Should Happen to You is a 1954 comedy film starring Judy Holliday, notable as the first screen appearance of Jack Lemmon, who was then Lemmon worked with many legendary leading ladies of the cinema screen. He worked with Marilyn Monroe, Natalie Wood, Betty Grable, Janet Leigh, Shirley MacLaine, Doris Day, Kim Novak, Judy Holliday, Rita Hayworth, June Allyson, Virna Lisi, Ann Margret, Sophia Loren, Grace Lee Whitney, Kathryn Grant and many, many more. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko, also billed as Natasha Gurdin ( July 20, 1938, San Francisco, California Betty Grable ( December 18, 1916 &ndash July 2, 1973) was an American Dancer Singer, and actress Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress. Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress, who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s Judy Holliday (June 21 1921 – June 7 1965 was an American Academy - and Tony Award -winning Actress. Rita Hayworth (October 17 1918 &ndash May 14 1987 born Margarita Carmen Cansino was a Spanish-American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading Sex symbol June Allyson (October 7 1917 – July 8 2006 was a Golden Globe -winning American film and television Actress, popular in the 1940s Virna Lisi (b September 8 1937 is a Cannes and César awards-winning Italian film actress Ann-Margret (born April 28 1941 is a Swedish -born American actress singer Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Grace Lee Whitney (born April 1, 1930) is an American actress and Entertainer, also known as Ruth Whitney and Lee Whitney Kathryn Grant may refer to Kathryn Crosby, American actress who also used the stage name Kathryn Grant Kathryn Ptacek, American author He was also close friends with Tony Curtis, Ernie Kovacs, and Walter Matthau. Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz June 3, 1925) is an American film actor Ernie Kovacs ( January 23, 1919 — January 13, 1962) was an American comedian whose Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role He made two films with Curtis and a total of eleven films with Matthau.
He became a favorite actor of director Billy Wilder, starring in his films Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Irma La Douce, The Fortune Cookie, Avanti!, The Front Page and Buddy Buddy. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon This article is about the film For the stage musical see Irma La Douce (musical Irma La Douce is a 1963 The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Avanti! is a 1972 comedy directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews For other films based on the Broadway play see The Front Page. Buddy Buddy is a 1981 dark comedy based on the play by Francis Veber. Wilder felt Lemmon had a natural tendency toward overacting that had to be tempered; the Wilder biography "Nobody's Perfect" quotes the director as saying: "Lemmon, I would describe him as a ham, a fine ham, and with ham you have to trim a little fat". The same Billy Wilder biography quotes Jack Lemmon as saying: "I am particularly susceptible to the parts I play. . . If my character was having a nervous breakdown I started to have one".
Lemmon recorded his own album in 1958 while filming Some Like It Hot with Marilyn Monroe. Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Twelve jazz tracks were created for Lemmon and another twelve tracks were added which were the soundtracks to his 1959 comedy film, Some Like It Hot. Lemmon also played the piano on his Frank Sinatra-type album. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor He recorded his own versions of Monroe's trademark songs, I Wanna Be Loved By You and I'm Through With Love. These two tracks can be heard on the album, which was eventually released in 1959 and was titled "A Twist of Lemmon/Some Like It Hot".
Lemmon was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1956 for Mister Roberts (1955), and the Best Actor Oscar for Save the Tiger (1973), being the first actor to achieve this double. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Save the Tiger is a 1973 Film which tells a story of moral conflict in modern America Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. He was also nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in the controversial film Missing in 1982 and for his role in "Some Like it Hot" in 1959. Missing is a 1982 Film directed by Costa Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) In 1988, the American Film Institute gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 The AFI Life Achievement Award (not to be confused with the Honorary Academy Award) was established by the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute on Days of Wine and Roses (1962) was one of his favorite roles. Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962) is a film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own critically acclaimed Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He portrayed Joe Clay, a young, fun-loving alcoholic businessman. In that film, Lemmon delivered the line, "My name is Joe Clay . . . I'm an alcoholic. " Three and a half decades later, he admitted on the television program, Inside the Actors Studio, that he was not acting when he delivered that line, that he really was a recovering alcoholic at the end of his life. Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton
Throughout his career, Lemmon often appeared in films alongside actor Walter Matthau. Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role They would go on to be one of the most beloved duos in cinema history. Among their pairings was as Felix Unger (Lemmon) and Oscar Madison (Matthau) in the 1968 film, The Odd Couple. Felix Unger (or Ungar) was one of the principal characters in Neil Simon 's play The Odd Couple. Oscar Madison is a character in The Odd Couple, which began as a Broadway play, then was a film and then a television series Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Odd Couple is a 1968 film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Gene Saks. They also starred together in The Fortune Cookie (for which Matthau won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), The Front Page, and Buddy Buddy. The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack This article refers to the stage play For other adaptations see The Front Page (disambiguation The Front Page was a hit Broadway Buddy Buddy is a 1981 dark comedy based on the play by Francis Veber. In 1971, Lemmon directed Matthau in the comedy Kotch. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kotch is a 1971, Oscar -nominated comedy film which tells the story of an elderly man who runs away so as not to be put into a nursing home and strikes It was the only movie that Lemmon ever directed, and Matthau was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his performance. Additionally, Lemmon and Matthau had small parts in Oliver Stone's 1991 film, JFK (the only film in which they both appear, but share no screentime). William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991 In 1993, the duo teamed up again to star in Grumpy Old Men. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 Warner Bros Romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret The film was a surprise hit, earning the two actors a new generation of young fans. During the rest of the decade, they would go on to star together in Out to Sea, Grumpier Old Men and the widely-panned The Odd Couple II. Out to Sea is a 1997 Romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Rue McClanahan, Dyan Cannon Grumpier Old Men is a 1995 Warner Bros Romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret The Odd Couple II is the 1998 sequel to 1968's The Odd Couple. The only death scene that Lemmon performed was in The China Syndrome in 1979. The China Syndrome is a 1979 Thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power For this part, he was awarded Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival. The Best Actor Award ( French: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, In 1982, he won another Cannes award for his performance in Missing (which also received the Palme d'Or). Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Missing is a 1982 Film directed by Costa Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. He is currently the only actor other than Marcello Mastroianni to have won it twice. Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28 1924 &ndash December 19 1996 was an Italian film actor
At the 1998 Golden Globe Awards, he was nominated for "Best Actor in a Made for TV Movie" for his role in Twelve Angry Men. 55th Golden He lost the award to Ving Rhames. Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames (born May 12 1959) is a Golden Globe -winning American Actor. After accepting the award, Rhames asked Lemmon to come onstage and in a move that stunned the audience, gave his award to him. (The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the Golden Globes, decided to have a second award made and sent to Rhames. Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA) is an Organization comprised of Journalists who cover the United States Film industry )
Personal life
Lemmon was one of the best-liked actors in Hollywood. He is remembered as making time for people, as the actor Kevin Spacey recalled in a tribute. Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. When already regarded as a legend, he met the teenage Spacey backstage after a theater performance and spoke to him about pursuing an acting career. [3] Spacey would later work with Lemmon in the critically acclaimed film Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and on stage in a revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night. For the play see Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 Independent film, adapted by David Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Lemmon's performance even inspired Gil Gunderson, a character on The Simpsons that is modeled on Lemmon's character in the film. The following is a list of Recurring characters in The Simpsons.
When Lemmon won Best Actor for Save the Tiger, many people had expected Al Pacino to win for his performance in Serpico. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning Serpico is a 1973 American Crime film directed by Sidney Lumet Many years later, however, Pacino said that he was glad that Lemmon had won, because he (Pacino) was strung out on drugs that night and wouldn't have been able to have accepted the award. Lemmon and Pacino co-starred in Glengarry Glen Ross.
Lemmon was married twice. His son, Chris Lemmon, (b. Christopher Boyd Lemmon (born January 22, 1954) is an American Actor and Author. 1954), was his first child by his first wife, actress Cynthia Stone (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Cynthia Stone ( February 26, 1926 - December 26, 1988) was an American television actress February 26, 1926, Peoria, Illinois). Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peoria Illinois (named after the Peoria tribe is the largest city on the Illinois River and the County seat of Peoria County, Illinois He is also an actor. His second wife was the western actress Felicia Farr, with whom he had a daughter, Courtney, born in 1966. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
Jack Lemmon died of colon cancer and metastatic cancer of the bladder[4] on June 27, 2001. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and Metastasis ( Greek: displacement μετά=next + στάσις=placement, plural metastases) sometimes abbreviated mets, In Anatomy, the urinary bladder is a hollow muscular, and distensible (or elastic organ that sits on the Pelvic floor in Mammals It is the Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He had been fighting the disease, very privately, for two years before his death.
Lemmon's son, Chris Lemmon, made several TV shows and movies. He also wrote a book about his father after his death, named "A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father". He has three kids named Sydney Noel, Chris Jr. and Jonathon.
He is interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, where he is buried next to Walter Matthau. The Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California. Westwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States. Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role In typical Jack Lemmon wit, his gravestone simply reads 'Jack Lemmon — in'. After Matthau's death in 2000, Lemmon appeared with friends and relatives of the actor on a Larry King Live show in tribute. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. A year later, many of the same people appeared on the show again to pay tribute to Lemmon.
Awards and nominations
Academy Award
- 1955 Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Mister Roberts
- 1973 Best Actor in a Leading Role - Save the Tiger
- Nominations
- 1959 Best Actor in a Leading Role - Some Like It Hot
- 1960 Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Apartment
- 1962 Best Actor in a Leading Role - Days of Wine and Roses
- 1979 Best Actor in a Leading Role - The China Syndrome
- 1980 Best Actor in a Leading Role - Tribute
- 1982 Best Actor in a Leading Role - Missing
Cannes Film Festival
- 1979 Best Actor - The China Syndrome
- 1982 Best Actor - Missing
Golden Globe Awards
Currently, Jack Lemmon holds the record for most Golden Globe nominations with twenty-two. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Save the Tiger is a 1973 Film which tells a story of moral conflict in modern America Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962) is a film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own critically acclaimed The China Syndrome is a 1979 Thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power Tribute is a play by Bernard Slade. The plot focuses on Scottie Templeton a popular actor who has spent his life shirking responsibility Missing is a 1982 Film directed by Costa Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John The Best Actor Award ( French: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. The China Syndrome is a 1979 Thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power The Best Actor Award ( French: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Missing is a 1982 Film directed by Costa Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner
- 1959 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - Some Like It Hot
- 1960 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - The Apartment
- 1972 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - Avanti!
- 1991 Cecil B. DeMille Award
- 1993 Best Ensemble Cast - Short Cuts
- 1999 Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV - Inherit the Wind
- Nominations
- 1962 Best Actor, Drama - Days of Wine and Roses
- 1963 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - Irma la Douce
- 1963 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - Under the Yum Yum Tree
- 1965 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - The Great Race
- 1968 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - The Odd Couple
- 1970 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - The Out-of-Towners
- 1973 Best Actor, Drama - Save the Tiger
- 1974 Best Actor, Musical/Comedy - The Front Page
- 1979 Best Actor, Drama - The China Syndrome
- 1980 Best Actor, Drama - Tribute
- 1982 Best Actor, Drama - Missing
- 1986 Best Actor, Comedy/Musical - That's Life!
- 1987 Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV - Long Day's Journey Into Night
- 1988 Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV - The Murder of Mary Phagan
- 1989 - Nominated Best Actor, Drama - Dad
- 1993 Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV - A Life in the Theater
- 1997 Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV - 12 Angry Men
- 1999 Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV - Tuesdays with Morrie
Filmography
Film
Television
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Discography
- A Twist of Lemmon/Some Like It Hot (1959)
- Piano Selections from Irma La Douce (1963)
- Piano and Vocals (1990)
- Peter and the Wolf (1991)
- Songs and music from Some Like It Hot (2001)
Personal Quotes
- Death ends a life, not a relationship. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon Avanti! is a 1972 comedy directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews The Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in Motion pictures has been given annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Golden Short Cuts is a 1993 Drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt it is inspired by nine Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which opened on Broadway in January 1955 a 1960 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962) is a film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own critically acclaimed This article is about the film For the stage musical see Irma La Douce (musical Irma La Douce is a 1963 Under the Yum Yum Tree is a 1963 Sex comedy Farce that stars Jack Lemmon in the leading role as a sex-crazed landlord The Great Race is a 1965 Slapstick comedy movie directed by Blake Edwards, written by Blake Edwards and Arthur A The Odd Couple is a 1968 film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Gene Saks. Save the Tiger is a 1973 Film which tells a story of moral conflict in modern America This article refers to the stage play For other adaptations see The Front Page (disambiguation The Front Page was a hit Broadway The China Syndrome is a 1979 Thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power Tribute is a play by Bernard Slade. The plot focuses on Scottie Templeton a popular actor who has spent his life shirking responsibility Missing is a 1982 Film directed by Costa Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John That's Life! is a 1986 film by Blake Edwards. The film was made independently by Edwards using largely his own finances and was distributed by Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television For the main article see Golden Globe Award. Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork The Murder of Mary Phagan, a 1988 two-part TV Miniseries made by Orion Pictures Corporation and distributed by National Broadcasting Company Dad is an Oscar-nominated 1989 comedy drama based on William Wharton 's novel of the same name Tuesdays with Morrie is a bestselling nonfiction book by American Writer Mitch Albom, published in 1997 (ISBN 0-385-48451-8 The Lady Takes a Sailor is a 1949 Comedy film. Plot Jennifer Smith ( Jane Wyman) heads a "Consumer Reports"-type company It Should Happen to You is a 1954 comedy film starring Judy Holliday, notable as the first screen appearance of Jack Lemmon, who was then Phffft! is a 1954 black and white romantic Comedy starring Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak and Three For The Show is a 1955 musical Comedy remake of Too Many Husbands. My Sister Eileen originated as a series of short stories by Ruth McKenney that eventually evolved into a Book, a play, a musical, You Can't Run Away from It is a 1956 Technicolor musical comedy starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. Fire Down Below is a 1957 Drama film starring Rita Hayworth, Jack Lemmon and Robert Mitchum. Operation Mad Ball is a madcap 1957 Military Comedy starring Jack Lemmon, Kathryn Grant, Ernie Kovacs, Cowboy is a 1958 western film starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon. Bell Book and Candle is a 1958 Romantic comedy directed by Richard Quine and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack It Happened to Jane is a 1959 Romantic comedy film starring Doris Day, Jack Lemmon and Ernie Kovacs directed by Richard The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon Stowaway in the Sky (French Le Voyage en ballon) is a 1960 French Family Adventure film, directed by Albert Pepe is a 1960 movie starring Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno in the title role directed by George Sidney. The Wackiest Ship in the Army is a 1960 Comedy Film starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson. The Notorious Landlady is a 1962 comedy/mystery American film starring Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Fred Astaire. Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962) is a film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own critically acclaimed This article is about the film For the stage musical see Irma La Douce (musical Irma La Douce is a 1963 Under the Yum Yum Tree is a 1963 Sex comedy Farce that stars Jack Lemmon in the leading role as a sex-crazed landlord Good Neighbor Sam is a 1964 comedy film co-written and directed by David Swift and starring Jack Lemmon. How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 Comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi. The Great Race is a 1965 Slapstick comedy movie directed by Blake Edwards, written by Blake Edwards and Arthur A The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Luv is a play by Murray Schisgal. A mix of absurdist humor and traditional Broadway comedy more in the Neil Simon vein Luv concerns two The Odd Couple is a 1968 film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Gene Saks. The April Fools is a 1969 romantic Comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve. The Out-of-Towners is a 1970 Comedy Film written by Neil Simon, directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Jack Kotch is a 1971, Oscar -nominated comedy film which tells the story of an elderly man who runs away so as not to be put into a nursing home and strikes The War Between Men and Women is a comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Barbara Harris, and Jason Robards. Avanti! is a 1972 comedy directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews Save the Tiger is a 1973 Film which tells a story of moral conflict in modern America For other films based on the Broadway play see The Front Page. The Prisoner of Second Avenue is an American comedic (somewhat of a Black comedy) play written by famed playwright Neil Simon. Airport '77 is a 1977 Disaster film and second sequel in the Airport franchise The China Syndrome is a 1979 Thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power Tribute is a play by Bernard Slade. The plot focuses on Scottie Templeton a popular actor who has spent his life shirking responsibility Buddy Buddy is a 1981 dark comedy based on the play by Francis Veber. Missing is a 1982 Film directed by Costa Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John " Mass Appeal " is a two-man Catholic -themed Comedy by playwright Bill C thumb|right|200px|Macaroni thumb|right|200px|Macaroni and cheese Macaroni is a kind of moderately extended machine-made dry Pasta. That's Life! is a 1986 film by Blake Edwards. The film was made independently by Edwards using largely his own finances and was distributed by Dad is an Oscar-nominated 1989 comedy drama based on William Wharton 's novel of the same name JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991 The Player is a 1992 Film that tells the story of Griffin Mill ( Tim Robbins) a Hollywood studio executive who is being For the play see Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 Independent film, adapted by David Short Cuts is a 1993 Drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt it is inspired by nine Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 Warner Bros Romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret The Grass Harp is a 1951 Novel by Truman Capote. Plot introduction The story focuses on an Orphaned boy and two elderly Grumpier Old Men is a 1995 Warner Bros Romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret Getting Away with Murder is a 1996 comedy film written and directed by Harvey Miller. My Fellow Americans is a 1996 comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner as feuding ex-presidents Hamlet is a 1996 film version of William Shakespeare 's classic play of the same name, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh Out to Sea is a 1997 Romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Rue McClanahan, Dyan Cannon The Odd Couple II is the 1998 sequel to 1968's The Odd Couple. Tuesdays with Morrie is a bestselling nonfiction book by American Writer Mitch Albom, published in 1997 (ISBN 0-385-48451-8 The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 Film directed by Robert Redford, based on the same-titled 1995 book by Steven Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour anthology series that was broadcast at 930pm on alternate Monday nights by NBC from September 30, 1957 For a later longer-format television series starring the same performer see The Dinah Shore Chevy Show The Dinah Shore Show The Entertainer is a 1957 play by John Osborne, made into a Film in 1960, which told the story of a failing third-rate Music Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork The Murder of Mary Phagan, a 1988 two-part TV Miniseries made by Orion Pictures Corporation and distributed by National Broadcasting Company Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which opened on Broadway in January 1955 a 1960 Tuesdays with Morrie is a bestselling nonfiction book by American Writer Mitch Albom, published in 1997 (ISBN 0-385-48451-8 Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936 after his return to the Soviet Union.
- I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.
- Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
- If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.
- It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is.
- Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.
- Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
- Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver, and I just threw your stinkin' palm tree overboard! Now what's all this crud about no movie tonight?
- [on Marilyn Monroe] Difficult? Yes. But she was a wonderful comedienne and she had a charisma like no one before or since.
- [on Judy Holliday] She was intelligent and not at all like the dumb blonds she so often depicted. She didn't give a damn where the camera was placed, how she was made to look, or about being a star. She just played the scene -- acted with, not at. She was also one of the nicest people I ever met.
- [on Billy Wilder] I've had directors who were marvelous at breaking scenes down and handling people. But when you would string all the pearls together, they wouldn't make a beautiful necklace. But Billy is the kind of picture-maker who can make a beautiful string of pearls. He makes the kind of movies that are classics and last forever.
- [on Walter Matthau] Walter is a helluva actor. The best I've ever worked with.
Bibliography
- Lemmon, Chris (2006). A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father. Chapel Hill, N. C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. ISBN 9781565124806.
References
External links
- Jack Lemmon at Find A Grave
- Jack Lemmon at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jack Lemmon at the Internet Movie Database
- Jack Lemmon at the TCM Movie Database
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lemmon, Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lemmon, John Uhler III |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newton, Massachusetts, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 2001 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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