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Jack Lemmon: Biography

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Birth Name: John Uhler Lemmon III
Birth Place: Newton, MA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/08/1925, Aquarius
Date of Death: 06/27/2001
Profession: Actor

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Jack Lemmon Fast Facts:

Born two months premature in Massachusetts' Newton-Wellesley Hospital elevator.
Taught himself to play piano.
Served as president of Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club.
Starred with Walter Matthau in 10 movies: their first collaboration was the 1966 film The Fortune Cookie; their last was 1998's The Odd Couple II.
In 1988, he received the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.

Jack Lemmon Relationships:
Christopher Lemmon - Son
Courtney Lemmon McCrea - Daughter
Cynthia Stone - Ex-wife
Denise Gordon - Stepdaughter
Felicia Farr - Wife
John Uhler Lemmon Jr. - Father
Mildred Noel Lemmon - Mother
Jack Lemmon Awards:
1963 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1960 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1961 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1966 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1969 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1971 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1989 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1991 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1976 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1972 Emmy: Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical (Variety and Popular Music) - Winner
1959 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1960 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1962 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1973 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1979 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1980 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1955 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
1979 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
1986 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
College:
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1947)