Happy Birthday: Jack Lemmon (1925–2001)

Jack Lemmon (1925–2001)

Born: February 8, 1925 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: June 27, 2001 (age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to:
Felicia Farr (17 August 1962 – 27 June 2001) (his death) (1 child)
Cynthia Stone (7 May 1950 – 1956) (divorced) (1 child)

[on Marilyn Monroe] Difficult? Yes. But she was a wonderful comedienne and she had a charisma like no one before or since.

[on Judy Holliday] She was intelligent and not at all like the dumb blonds she so often depicted. She didn’t give a damn where the camera was placed, how she was made to look, or about being a star. She just played the scene — acted with, not at. She was also one of the nicest people I ever met.

[on Billy Wilder] I’ve had directors who were marvelous at breaking scenes down and handling people. But when you would string…