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Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Biography

John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Jack Lemmon

Love, Lies, and Cubicles: The Timeless Sting of The Apartment

on The Apartment | Aug 24, 2025

What’s more seductive than a workplace comedy that sneaks in a gut-punch of loneliness? Billy Wilder’s The Apartment (1960) isn’t just a time capsule of mid-century Manhattan; it’s a mirror held up to... Read more

Shadows of Truth: Oliver Stone’s JFK as a Cinematic Crucible

on JFK | Aug 03, 2025

Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) is less a historical document than a fevered alchemical brew, transmuting raw skepticism into a mesmerizing inquiry about truth and power. Anchored by Kevin Costner’s steely ... Read more

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