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Jack Lemmon was an American actor. He was born in 1925 and died in 2001 of cancer. An intelligent, twice oscar winning actor, Jack Lemmon studied English Literature at Harvard before becoming both a comedy and straight actor. He is perhaps best known for his duet roles alongside Walter Matthau.
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Airport 77 is a disaster drama starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Grant in a story about a luxury airliner crashing into the ocean. Airport 77 was directed by Jerry Jameson.
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Grumpy Old Men is a comedy starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Burgess Meredith in a story about two warring neighbours competing for the affections of a newly moved-in widow. Grumpy Old Men was directed by Donald Petrie in 1993.
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How To Murder Your Wife is a comedy starring Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi and Terry Thomas in a story about a man who leads an idyllic life as a bachelor, until he awakes one morning to find he is married to a beautiful Italian. How To Murder Your Wife was directed by Richard Quine in 1965.
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Irma La Douce is a comedy starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon in a story about a Parisian policeman who inadvertently becomes a pimp, only to ruin his trade by falling in love with the prostitute working for him. Irma La Douce was directed by Billy Wilder in 1963.
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Some Like It Hot is a comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and George Raft in a story about two unemployed musicians who having witnessed the St Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago join an all-girl jazz band heading to Florida so as to escape being murdered by gangsters. Some Like It Hot was directed by Billy Wilder in 1959.
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The Apartment is a comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in a story about an insurance clerk lending his apartment to his bosses for extra-marital entertaining. The Apartment was directed by Billy Wilder in 1960.
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The China Syndrome is a drama starring Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas in a story about a television reporter and her cameraman working at a nuclear power plant when an accident nearly causes a meltdown. The China Syndrome was directed by James Bridges in 1979.
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The Fortune Cookie is a comedy starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ron Rich in a story about a lawyer who persuades a cameraman injured at a football match to exaggerate his injuries so as to gain the maximum damages. The Fortune Cookie was directed by Billy Wilder in 1966.
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The Front Page is a comedy drama starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is the story of a newspaper reporter in 1920's Chicago who wants to quit, but his editor wants him to cover one last story. The Front Page was directed by Billy Wilder in 1974.
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