• Name: Jack Lemmon
  
• Birth Name: John Uhler Lemmon III
  
• Height: 5'9"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: February 8, 1925
  
• Birth Place: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
  
• Profession: actor
  
• Education: Rivers County School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
  
•   : Phillips Andover Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
  
•   : Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (graduated in 1947; B.A. and B.S.)
  
• Place of Death: June 27, 2001
  
• Death Date: Los Angeles, California, USA
  
• Death Cause: cancer
  
• Husband/Wife: Felicia Farr (actress; married on August 17, 1962 until his death), Cynthia Boyd Stone (actress; married in 1950; divorced in 1956)
  
• Father: John Uhler Lemmon Jr. (president of donut company)
  
• Mother: Mildred LaRue Lemmon
  
• Son: Chris Lemmon (actor; born on January 22, 1954; mother: Cynthia Boyd Stone)
  
• Daughter: Courtney Lemmon (born in 1965, mother: Felicia Farr)
  
• Grand son: Christopher Boyd Lemmon (born on April 3, 1994; father: Chris Lemmon)
  

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• “Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
• We must love one another or die.
• Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
• Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.
• “I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.”
• “If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. [You must] reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience.”
• “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.”
• Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.

• Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE (2000)
• Golden Apple Awards: Hollywood Legend Award (2000)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, INHERIT THE WIND (2000)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE (2000)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role--Mini-Series or Television Movie, INHERIT THE WIND (1999)
• Hollywood Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award (1999)
• Berlin International Film Festival: Honorary Golden Berlin Bear (1996)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Ensemble Cast, SHORT CUTS (1994)
• Film Society of Lincoln Center: Gala Tribute (1993)
• ShoWest Convention: Lifetime Achievement Award (1993)
• Venice Film Festival: Best Ensemble Cast, SHORT CUTS (1993)
• National Board of Review: Best Actor, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992)
• Valladolid International Film Festival: Best Actor, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992)
• Venice Film Festival: Best Actor, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992)
• American Comedy Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy (1991)
• Golden Globe Awards: Cecil B. DeMille Award (1991)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award (1990)
• SAG Awards: Past Life Achievement Award (1989)
• American Film Institute: Life Achievement Award (1988)
• National Board of Review: Career Achievement Award (1986)
• Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor, MISSING (1982)
• Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actor, TRIBUTE (1981).
• Genie Awards: Best Performance by a Foreign Actor, TRIBUTE (1981)
• BAFTA Awards: Best Actor, THE CHINA SYNDROME (1980)
• British Academy Award: Best Actor Leading, THE CHINA SYNDROME (1980)
• David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Actor, THE CHINA SYNDROME (1980)
• Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor, THE CHINA SYNDROME (1979)
• Academy Awards: Best Actor, SAVE THE TIGER (1974)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy, AVANTI! (1973)
• Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Man of the Year (1973)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, AVANTI! (1972)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy, THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (1971)
• Laurel Awards: Male Comedy Performance, THE APRIL FOOLS (1970)
• Laurel Awards: Male Star (1967)
• Laurel Awards: Comedy Performance - Male, HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE (1965)
• Laurel Awards: Male Star (1965)
• Fotogramas de Plata: Best Foreign Movie Perfomer (1964)
• Laurel Awards: Top Male Comedy Performance, IRMA LA DOUCE (1964)
• Laurel Awards: Top Male Dramatic Performance, DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1963)
• San Sebastián International Film Festival: Best Actor, DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1963)
• BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor, THE APARTMENT (1961)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy, THE APARTMENT (1961)
• Laurel Awards: Top Male Dramatic Performance, Top Male Comedy Performance, THE APARTMENT (1961)
• BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor, SOME LIKE IT HOT (1960)
• Golden Apple Awards: Most Cooperative Actor (1960)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, THE APARTMENT (1960)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy, SOME LIKE IT HOT (1960)
• Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, MISTER ROBERTS (1956)

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