John Uhler Lemmon III was born on February 8, 1925, and lived until June 27, 2001.
He was an American actor. Considered equally proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, Lemmon was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in dramedy pictures, leading The Guardian to coin him “the most successful tragi-comedian of his age.”
He starred in over sixty films and was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, winning twice, and received many other accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards (counting the honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award), two Cannes Film Festival Awards, two Volpi Cups, one Silver Bear, three BAFTA Awards, and two Emmy Awards.
In 1988, he was awarded the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to American cinema.
Lemmon died of bladder cancer on June 27, 2001. He had suffered from the disease privately for two years before his death. His body was interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood,
How long were Felicia Farr and Jack Lemmon married?
Jack Lemmon and Felicia Farr were married for 38 years before Jack Lemmon died, leaving behind his partner and 1 child. They had a daughter named Courtney.
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