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Also Known As	John Uhler Lemmon III
Born	February 8, 1925 • Newton • Massachusetts
Died	June 27, 2001 (aged 76) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Kennedy Center Honors (1996) • Academy Award (1974) • Academy Award (1956) • Academy Award (1974): Actor in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1956): Actor in a Supporting Role • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1991) • Emmy Award (2000): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie • Emmy Award (1972): Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music • Golden Globe Award (2000): Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1973): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1961): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1960): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Notable Works	“Kotch”
Married To	Cynthia Stone (1950–1956) • Felicia Farr (married 1962)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Maccheroni" (1985) • "It Happened to Jane" (1959) • "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962) • "Playhouse 90" (1957–1959) • "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1951) • "Le voyage en ballon" (1960) • "Airport '77" (1977) • "The Front Page" (1974) • "Heaven for Betsy" (1952) • "Save the Tiger" (1973) • "Hamlet" (1996) • "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1950) • "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1952–1953) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1949) • "Missing" (1982) • "Danger" (1951) • "My Fellow Americans" (1996) • "My Sister Eileen" (1955) • "Suspense" (1949) • "The China Syndrome" (1979) • "JFK" (1991) • "Buddy Buddy" (1981) • "Out to Sea" (1997) • "The Wackiest Ship in the Army" (1960) • "Pepe" (1960) • "Alex & the Gypsy" (1976) • "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1951–1953) • "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) • "The April Fools" (1969) • "It Should Happen to You" (1954) • "Grumpier Old Men" (1995) • "Zane Grey Theater" (1957) • "Irma la Douce" (1963) • "Mass Appeal" (1984) • "The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show" (1951) • "Phffft" (1954) • "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992) • "Mister Roberts" (1955) • "You Can't Run Away from It" (1956) • "The Great Race" (1965) • "Avanti!" (1972) • "Under the Yum Yum Tree" (1963) • "The Web" (1951) • "The Grass Harp" (1995) • "The Out of Towners" (1970) • "Ford Star Jubilee" (1956) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1953) • "The Notorious Landlady" (1962) • "The Odd Couple II" (1998) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1949–1953) • "The Fortune Cookie" (1966) • "Some Like It Hot" (1959) • "The Murder of Mary Phagan" (1988) • "Dad" (1989) • "Fire Down Below" (1957) • "Goodyear Theatre" (1957–1958) • "Campbell Playhouse" (1953) • "Luv" (1967) • "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1975) • "The War Between Men and Women" (1972) • "The Apartment" (1960) • "Medallion Theatre" (1953) • "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (1999) • "The Ford Television Theatre" (1954) • "Getting Away with Murder" (1996) • "Alcoa Theatre" (1957–1958) • "Good Neighbor Sam" (1964) • "Tribute" (1980) • "Studio One" (1949–1950) • "The Road of Life" (1954) • "Bell Book and Candle" (1958) • "Three for the Show" (1955) • "How to Murder Your Wife" (1965) • "Short Cuts" (1993) • "That Wonderful Guy" (1949–1950) • "The Simpsons" (1997) • "The Odd Couple" (1968) • "That's Life!" (1986) • "Operation Mad Ball" (1957) • "Cowboy" (1958) • "The Player" (1992)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Kotch" (1971)