AKA John Uhler Lemmon

Born: 8-Feb-1925
Birthplace: Newton, MA
Died: 27-Jun-2001
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA [1]
Cause of death: Cancer - Colon
Remains: Buried, Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic [2]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Odd Couple

Military service: US Navy Reserve (WWII, communications officer on USS Lake Champlain)

[2] Don Widener, Lemmon: A Biography (1975), page 7.

Father: John Uhler Lemmon, Jr.
Mother: Mildred LaRue Noel
Wife: Cynthia Stone (m. 7-May-1950, div. 1956, one son)
Son: Chris Lemmon (actor, b. 22-Jan-1954)
Wife: Felicia Farr (actress, m. 17-Aug-1962, until his death, one daughter)
Daughter: Courtney Lemmon (b. 1966)

    High School: Phillips Academy Andover (1943)
    University: Harvard University (1947)

    Columbia Pictures
    Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1956 for Mister Roberts
    Oscar for Best Actor 1974 for Save the Tiger
    Golden Globe 1960 for Some Like It Hot
    Golden Globe 1961 for The Apartment
    Golden Globe 1973 for Avanti!
    Golden Globe 1994 Ensemble for Short Cuts (shared)
    Golden Globe 2000 for Inherit the Wind
    Emmy 2000 for Tuesdays with Morrie
    American Film Institute Life Achievement Award 1988
    Kennedy Center Honor 1996
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6357 Hollywood Blvd.
    Driving While Intoxicated 1976
    Alcoholics Anonymous
    Citizens for a Moratorium on Federal Executions
    Risk Factors: Alcoholism

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Kotch (17-Sep-1971)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Tuesdays with Morrie (5-Dec-1999)
    Inherit the Wind (29-May-1999)
    The Odd Couple II (10-Apr-1998)
    The Long Way Home (1-Mar-1998)
    12 Angry Men (17-Aug-1997)
    Out to Sea (2-Jul-1997)
    Hamlet (25-Dec-1996)
    My Fellow Americans (20-Dec-1996)
    Getting Away with Murder (12-Apr-1996)
    Grumpier Old Men (22-Dec-1995)
    The Grass Harp (10-Sep-1995)
    Grumpy Old Men (25-Dec-1993)
    Short Cuts (1-Oct-1993)
    Glengarry Glen Ross (29-Sep-1992)
    The Player (3-Apr-1992) Himself
    JFK (20-Dec-1991)
    Dad (27-Oct-1989)
    The Murder of Mary Phagan (24-Jan-1988)
    That's Life! (10-Sep-1986)
    Macaroni (24-Oct-1985)
    Mass Appeal (6-Dec-1984)
    Missing (12-Feb-1982)
    Buddy Buddy (11-Dec-1981)
    Tribute (14-Dec-1980)
    The China Syndrome (16-Mar-1979)
    Airport '77 (11-Mar-1977)
    The Prisoner of Second Avenue (14-Mar-1975)
    The Front Page (17-Dec-1974)
    Save the Tiger (14-Feb-1973)
    Avanti! (17-Dec-1972)
    The War Between Men and Women (1-Jun-1972)
    The Out-of-Towners (28-May-1970)
    The April Fools (28-May-1969)
    The Odd Couple (2-May-1968)
    The Fortune Cookie (19-Oct-1966)
    The Great Race (1-Jul-1965)
    How to Murder Your Wife (26-Jan-1965)
    Good Neighbor Sam (22-Jul-1964)
    Under the Yum Yum Tree (23-Oct-1963)
    Irma la Douce (5-Jun-1963)
    Days of Wine and Roses (26-Dec-1962)
    The Notorious Landlady (13-Apr-1962)
    The Wackiest Ship in the Army (31-Dec-1960)
    Pepe (21-Dec-1960) Himself
    The Apartment (15-Jun-1960)
    It Happened to Jane (14-Jul-1959)
    Some Like It Hot (29-Mar-1959)
    Bell Book and Candle (19-Dec-1958)
    Cowboy (19-Feb-1958)
    Operation Mad Ball (17-Aug-1957)
    Fire Down Below (8-Aug-1957)
    You Can't Run Away from It (31-Oct-1956)
    My Sister Eileen (22-Sep-1955)
    Mister Roberts (30-Jul-1955)
    Phffft! (10-Nov-1954)
    It Should Happen to You (15-Jan-1954)

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