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Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Birthname

Birthday February 8, 1925

Birthplace Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Death June 27, 2001

Manner of Death Natural Causes

Educated At Phillips Academy, Harvard University

Nationality United States Of America

Occupations Television Actor, Film Actor, Officer, Film Director, Character Actor

Spouse Cynthia Stone, Felicia Farr

Characters Portrayed

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...maybe that’s worse.
Not letting ourselves be loved because we’re too afraid of giving ourselves to someone we might lose.

— Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon), Tuesdays with Morrie (Television Film)

Love Love & Happiness Fear Of Love Losing Someone

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John Gustafson: You're supposed to be smoking filter cigarettes.

Grandpa Gustafson: I'm 94 years old. What the hell do I care?

— John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon), Grumpy Old Men

smoking filtered cigarettes

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[Bragging about his sexual escapades] I've laid more pipe in this town than Wabasha Plumbing.

— John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon), Grumpy Old Men

laying pipe sexual escapades

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John Gustafson: Ohh, you don't know a damn thing about me...

Ariel Truax: I do, too! And I also know the only thing in life, that you regret, are the risks that you don't take.

— John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon), Grumpy Old Men

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Ariel Truax: John, when was the last time you made love?

John Gustafson: October 4th...1978.

Ariel Truax: Oh, I think we're safe.

— John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon), Grumpy Old Men

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Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver, and I just threw your stinkin' palm tree overboard! Now what's all this crud about no movie tonight?

— Ens. Frank Thurlowe Pulver (Jack Lemmon), Mister Roberts

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We did the horizontal mambo.

— John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon), Grumpy Old Men

sexual euphemisms

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Ariel Truax: [John is showing Ariel some family pictures] And these two little guys?

John Gustafson: Oh! That's me and the moron.

Ariel Truax: Is that Max?

John Gustafson: Of course it's Max. He's ugly, isn't he?

Ariel Truax: Aw, you mean you were friends?

John Gustafson: I was 10, and didn't know any better.

Ariel Truax: What makes two men spend most of their lives fighting?

John Gustafson: Oh? Guess.

Ariel Truax: A woman!

[John nods]

Ariel Truax: How romantic.

John Gustafson: No, it wasn't romantic at all.

— John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon), Grumpy Old Men

Moron ugly Romantic

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