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It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is.

Jack Lemmon

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Jack Lemmon
Age: 76 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 8
Died: 2001
Died: June 27
Actor
Character Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
Military Officer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Newton
Massachusetts
John Uhler Lemmon III
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