Real Name: John Uhler Lemmon III
Birthdate: February 8,1925
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts
Deathdate: June 27,2001
Deathplace: Los Angeles, California
Cause Of Death: Cancer
Wives:
Cynthia Stone (1950 - 1956) (divorced) 1 son
Felicia Farr (17 August 1962 - 27 June 2001) (his death) 1 child
Height: 5'9"
An accomplished, self-taught pianist, he wrote the theme for the movie _Tribute (1980)_ and played jazz in a Bobby Short TV special.
Ranked #47 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
His son, Chris Lemmon, appeared with him in Airport '77 (1977).
Son, Christopher, with Cynthia Stone.
Daughter, Courtney (b.1966) with Felicia Farr.
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Lemmon admits to having had a serious drinking problem at one time, which is one reason he looks back on his Oscar-winning role as Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger (1973) (1973) as perhaps the most gratifying, emotionally fulfilling performance of his career.
Lemmon was pleasantly shocked by Golden Globe-winner Ving Rhames in 1998 when Rhames called fellow-nominee Lemmon up to the stage and all but gave him the award for Best Actor in TV Movie Rhames had just won, to express his admiration to the veteran actor.
Described his flamboyant, authoritarian mother as "Tallulah Bankhead on a road show." Laughs about how she used to hang out with her girl friends at the Ritz Bar in Boston, and, tried to have her cremation ashes, placed on the bar.(Mgt. refused.)
Since his middle initial was U., Jack had to deal with ribbing from kids who taunted him with: "Jack, u lemon."
In Harvard, he was in Navy ROTC and graduated with a degree in "War Service Sciences."
He studied with Uta Hagen, and considers her his prime early mentor.
Lemmon's dad, a bakery executive, didn't approve of his son taking up acting, but told him he should continue with it only as long as he felt passion for it, adding: "The day I don't find romance in a loaf of bread..." His dying words to Jack were: "Spread a little sunshine."
Was born February 8, 1925, in an elevator at a Newton, Massachusetts, hospital.
1947 graduate of Harvard University
Lemmon passed away four days shy of one year after his frequent co-star, Walter Matthau.
Was president of the Harvard Hasty Pudding Club.
Graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. in 1943.
During WW II, he served in the Naval Reserve and was the communications officer on the USS Lake Champlain.
Before any take he would say, "It's magic time."
