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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 Festival), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'', ''[[Grumpy Old Men]]'', and ''[[Grumpier Old Men]]''.
'''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 (1982 film)|Missing]]'' (for which he won Best Actor at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'', ''[[Grumpy Old Men]]'', and ''[[Grumpier Old Men]]''.


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* [[Born in an Elevator]]: At Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
* [[Born in an Elevator]]: At Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
* [[Painting the Medium]]: His [[c:File:Jack Lemmon headstone.jpg|gravestone]] reads "JACK LEMMON in", as if it was a film credit.
* [[Painting the Medium]]: His [[c:File:Jack Lemmon headstone.jpg|gravestone]] reads "JACK LEMMON in", as if it was a film credit scrolling up from the grave.


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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 Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men, and Grumpier Old Men.

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