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Line 3: − 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.+ − −
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Jack Lemmon's career spanned 5 decades from the late 1940's until his final movie, "The Legend of Bagger Vance" which was comnpleted in 2000, one year before his death. He was always a popular actor and never lost his appeal.
Jack Lemmon's career spanned 5 decades from the late 1940's until his final movie, "The Legend of Bagger Vance" which was comnpleted in 2000, one year before his death. He was always a popular actor and never lost his appeal.
Lemmon was one of the outstanding film actors. He won 2 Academy awards for best actor and was nominated for best actor awards 6 other times. Lemmon is remembered today as one of the best-liked and most sociable actors in the business.
Lemmon was one of the 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.
Lemmon died in 2001. His final scene as an actor was a death scene where he died on gold course, a game that he loved.
Lemmon died in 2001. His final scene as an actor was a death scene where he died on gold course, a game that he loved.
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:Actors]]