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But times were changing. In the 1980s, a wave of Jack Lemmon "revival" swept the nation's youth. ''Odd Couple'' T-shirts and ''Some Like It Hot'' [[bumper sticker]]s replaced "Frodo Lives" as the [[meme]] ''du jour''. College students would hold "Lemmon parties" in their dorm rooms, at which the actor's entire ''oeuvre'' would be shown in marathon all-night sessions, fueled by [[coffee]] and [[fortune cookie]]s. VHS rentals of Lemmon's films picked up, although Lemmon saw few royalties from those sources.

But times were changing. In the 1980s, a wave of Jack Lemmon "revival" swept the nation's youth. ''Odd Couple'' T-shirts and ''Some Like It Hot'' [[bumper sticker]]s replaced "Frodo Lives" as the [[meme]] ''du jour''. College students would hold "Lemmon parties" in their dorm rooms, at which the actor's entire ''oeuvre'' would be shown in marathon all-night sessions, fueled by [[coffee]] and [[fortune cookie]]s. VHS rentals of Lemmon's films picked up, although Lemmon saw few royalties from those sources.

Despite his mediocre screen record, Lemmon was a true [[Polymath|Renaissance man]]. He released his own [[jazz]] album, ''A Twist of Lemmon'', in 1959, and contributed to fellow actor [[Paul Newman]]'s "Newman's Own" brand of mixed drinks with "Jack's Hard Lemmonade". Lemmon is remembered today as one of the best-liked and most sociable actors in the business.

Lemmon was one of outstanding film actors.  He won 2 Academy awards for best actor and was nominated for best actor awards 6 other times. Lemmon was a true [[Polymath|Renaissance man]]. He released his own [[jazz]] album, ''A Twist of Lemmon'', in 1959, and contributed to fellow actor [[Paul Newman]]'s "Newman's Own" brand of mixed drinks with "Jack's Hard Lemmonade". Lemmon is remembered today as one of the best-liked and most sociable actors in the business.

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