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Jack Uhler Lemmon III ( February 8, 1925 - June 27, 2001) was a consummate Hollywood actor. Born in Boston, Lemmon's father was a successful businessman in the Boston area.
Lemmon attended Harvard.
Though divorced, he was a devoted father, and one of the best-liked actors in Hollywood.
Lemmon was a favorite of director Billy Wilder, and did a series of films with Wilder, including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, and Irma La Douce.
In June 2001, he died from cancer at the age of 76, and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. Walter Matthau - his costar from several films - had also been buried at the cemetery.
Jack Lemmon filmFor other uses see film (disambiguation Film — also called movies the cinema the silver screen moving pictures motion pictures photoplays picture shows and flicks — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainments:
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