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Jack Lemmon

Birth Name:	John Uhler Lemmon III
Born:	February 8, 1925
Birth Place:	Newton, Massachusetts
Died:	June 27, 2001
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California
Cause:	bladder cancer
Age at Death:	76 years and 139 days
Height:	5’ 9” (1.75 m)
More Info:	Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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1955	Actor in a Supporting Role. Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts, Orange Production; Warner Bros.
1959	Best Actor. Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Ashton Productions & The Mirisch Company; United Artists.
1960	Best Actor. Jack Lemmon in The Apartment, The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists.
1962	Best Actor. Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses, Martin Manulis-Jalem Production; Warner Bros.
1973	Best Actor. Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger, Filmways-Jalem-Cirandinha Productions; Paramount.
1979	Actor in a Leading Role. Jack Lemmon in The China Syndrome, Michael Douglas/IPC Films Production; Columbia.
1980	Actor in a Leading Role. Jack Lemmon in Tribute, Lawrence Turman-David Foster Presentation of a Joel B. Michaels-Garth H. Drabinsky Production; 20th Century-Fox. (Canada)
1982	Actor in a Leading Role. Jack Lemmon in Missing, Universal Pictures/Polygram Pictures Presentation of an Edward Lewis Production; Universal. (USA, Mexico)

8 Nominations