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Also Known As John Uhler Lemmon III
Born February 8, 1925 • NewtonMassachusetts
Died June 27, 2001 (aged 76) • Los AngelesCalifornia
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (1996)Academy Award (1974)Academy Award (1956) • Academy Award (1974): Actor in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1956): Actor in a Supporting Role • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1991) • Emmy Award (2000): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie • Emmy Award (1972): Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music • Golden Globe Award (2000): Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1973): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1961): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1960): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Notable Works “Kotch”
Married To Cynthia Stone (1950–1956) • Felicia Farr (married 1962)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Maccheroni" (1985) • "It Happened to Jane" (1959) • "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962) • "Playhouse 90" (1957–1959) • "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1951) • "Le voyage en ballon" (1960) • "Airport '77" (1977) • "The Front Page" (1974) • "Heaven for Betsy" (1952) • "Save the Tiger" (1973) • "Hamlet" (1996) • "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1950) • "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1952–1953) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1949) • "Missing" (1982) • "Danger" (1951) • "My Fellow Americans" (1996) • "My Sister Eileen" (1955) • "Suspense" (1949) • "The China Syndrome" (1979) • "JFK" (1991) • "Buddy Buddy" (1981) • "Out to Sea" (1997) • "The Wackiest Ship in the Army" (1960) • "Pepe" (1960) • "Alex & the Gypsy" (1976) • "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1951–1953) • "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) • "The April Fools" (1969) • "It Should Happen to You" (1954) • "Grumpier Old Men" (1995) • "Zane Grey Theater" (1957) • "Irma la Douce" (1963) • "Mass Appeal" (1984) • "The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show" (1951) • "Phffft" (1954) • "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992) • "Mister Roberts" (1955) • "You Can't Run Away from It" (1956) • "The Great Race" (1965) • "Avanti!" (1972) • "Under the Yum Yum Tree" (1963) • "The Web" (1951) • "The Grass Harp" (1995) • "The Out of Towners" (1970) • "Ford Star Jubilee" (1956) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1953) • "The Notorious Landlady" (1962) • "The Odd Couple II" (1998) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1949–1953) • "The Fortune Cookie" (1966) • "Some Like It Hot" (1959) • "The Murder of Mary Phagan" (1988) • "Dad" (1989) • "Fire Down Below" (1957) • "Goodyear Theatre" (1957–1958) • "Campbell Playhouse" (1953) • "Luv" (1967) • "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1975) • "The War Between Men and Women" (1972) • "The Apartment" (1960) • "Medallion Theatre" (1953) • "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (1999) • "The Ford Television Theatre" (1954) • "Getting Away with Murder" (1996) • "Alcoa Theatre" (1957–1958) • "Good Neighbor Sam" (1964) • "Tribute" (1980) • "Studio One" (1949–1950) • "The Road of Life" (1954) • "Bell Book and Candle" (1958) • "Three for the Show" (1955) • "How to Murder Your Wife" (1965) • "Short Cuts" (1993) • "That Wonderful Guy" (1949–1950) • "The Simpsons" (1997) • "The Odd Couple" (1968) • "That's Life!" (1986) • "Operation Mad Ball" (1957) • "Cowboy" (1958) • "The Player" (1992)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Kotch" (1971)

Top Questions

When was Jack Lemmon born?
Jack Lemmon was born on February 8, 1925.
Is Jack Lemmon married?
Cynthia Stone (1950–1956), Felicia Farr (married 1962)
Where was Jack Lemmon born?
Jack Lemmon was born in Newton, Massachusetts, United States.

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