Jack Lemmon

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Profession: Actor

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Biography: Starred in more than 60 films, including "Some Like It Hot", "Mister Roberts" (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), and" Save the Tiger" (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award).

Born: February 8, 1925
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aquarius

Died: June 27, 2001 (aged 76)
Cause of Death: Colon cancer and metastatic cancer of the bladder

Married Life

1950-05-07 Actor Jack Lemmon (25) weds tv actress Cynthia Stone (24)
1962-08-17 Actor Jack Lemmon (37) weds actress and model Felicia Farr (29) in Paris, France

Historical Events

1959-03-29 "Some Like It Hot", American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon, premieres at Loew’s Capital Theatre, NYC
1960-06-15 "The Apartment" directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay 1961)
1974-04-02 46th Academy Awards: "The Sting", Glenda Jackson & Jack Lemmon win
1975-03-14 Film adaptation of Neil Simon's comedy "The Prisoner of Second Avenue", starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft, premieres in NYC