Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. Lemmon was an eight-time Academy Award nominee, with two wins. He starred in over 60 films, such as "Some Like It Hot", "The Apartment", "Mister Roberts" (for which he won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), "Days of Wine and Roses", "The Great Race", "Irma la Douce", "The Odd Couple" and its sequel "The Odd Couple II" (and other frequent collaborations with "Odd Couple" co-star Walter Matthau), "Save the Tiger" (for which he won the 1973 Academy Award
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon the remarkable hero at its heart: First Lieutenant Ashley White. The book was released in 2016, and is being made into a film by Reese Witherspoon. Lemmon gave a TED talk on the subject at TEDWomen 2015. Lemmon has written on the integration of women into combat roles, following the progress of the first co-ed class in Army Ranger School for the "Washington Post", "Foreign Policy", and "Defense One". She has reported on the challenges faced by female veterans for PBS "NewsHour", CNN and "Daily Beast". Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (born 1973) is a journalist, writer, and researcher.