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- NAME: Jack Lemmon
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor
- BIRTH DATE: February 08, 1925
- DEATH DATE: June 27, 2001
- EDUCATION: Harvard University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Boston, Massachusetts
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Full Name: John Uhler Lemmon III
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The winner of two Oscars, Jack Lemmon was one of Hollywood’s finest actors, known for his roles in films like Some Like it Hot and The Odd Couple.
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Sometimes called "America's Everyman," Lemmon had the ability to be familiar to the audience. He seemed like he could be their neighbor, their boss, their cousin or their friend. Many of his characters also managed to convey of some of the anxiety and neuroses of modern times. As he once said, "I'm attracted primarily to contemporary characters. I understand them and their frustrations."
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