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  1. Check your knowledgeRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Arkansas Online

    ... name of Latin origin, and in Latin means a oeto leapa ? Answers 1. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs 2. Frisbees 3. Jack Lemmon is Felix Unger and Walter Matthau is Oscar Madison. On television, Felix was portrayed by Tony Randall and Oscar by Jack ...

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    Related Topix: The Odd Couple, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Odd Couple, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies

  2. When half a joke is better than noneRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | Canada.com

    ... full anecdote. The great Billy Wilder actually did something very like this in his 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot. Jack Lemmon, disguised as a member of an all-female band, gets asked: "Have you heard the one about the girl tuba player who was ...

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    Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Breakfast Club

  3. 'Some Like It Hot: The Official 50th Anniversary Companion'Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | The Courier-Journal

    ... Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot," which is generally considered the best film comedy ever. Whether it's Jack Lemmon dancing with a flower in his mouth, Tony Curtis mimicking Cary Grant or Marilyn Monroe singing in one of those eye-popping, ...

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Musical Movies, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe

  4. The Apartment -- Posted by Richard BrodyRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Steve Goddard's History Wire

    ... in the role of Jeff Sheldrake, corporate philanderer. But the role wasna TMt really the leada 'that went to Jack Lemmon, as 'Bud' Baxter, a young, low-level accountant at a big New York insurance firm who, as a single man, lends his apartment (at 51 ...

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    Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Apartment, Short, Comedy Movies, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  5. The ApartmentRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | New Yorker

    ... in the role of Jeff Sheldrake, corporate philanderer. But the role wasn't really the lead - that went to Jack Lemmon, as "Bud" Baxter, a young, low-level accountant at a big New York insurance firm who, as a single man, lends his apartment (at 51 ...

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    Related Topix: Short, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, The Apartment, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Movies, Entertainment

  6. Film screeningRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | STLtoday

    Moore Auditorium, 470 East Lockwood at Webster Hall, will host a screening of "Some Like It Hot" Friday at 7:30 p.m. The movie stars Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe.

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Musical Movies, Tony Curtis, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe, St. Louis, MO, St. Charles, MO

  7. Husband and wife co-wrote children's book 'The Amazing Menorah of Mazeltown'Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | The Ashland Daily Tidings

    ... me, who wrote dirty books for a living. The book got reviewed by Newsweek, and they called the character a Jack Lemmon-type character. Jack Lemmon's producer saw the review, showed it to Jack Lemmon who liked it, and they called me. I went and ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Ashland, OR, Family, Parenting, The April Fools, Comedy Movies

  8. Like Jell-O on SpringsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | River Front Times

    Jack Lemmon shredding on standup bass. A gangland massacre in a garage. Jack Lemmon in a flapper dress.

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Musical Movies, Tony Curtis, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe, Events

  9. Some Like It HotRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 15 | St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com

    Jack Lemmon shredding on standup bass. A gangland massacre in a garage. Jack Lemmon in a flapper dress.

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Musical Movies, Tony Curtis, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe, Events

  10. More respect for Tiger?Read the original story

    Sunday Dec 13 | ISeeekGolf

    ... had a 35 foot putt. I whispered over my shoulder: "How does this one break?" And my caddie said, "Who cares?" - Jack Lemmon Loading ...

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  11. Old Ass Movies: Some Like It HotRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 6 | Film School Rejects

    ... this is two Billy Wilder films in a row for Old Ass Movies. It's also the second Wilder film in a row to feature Jack Lemmon. I had high praise for The Apartment last week, so this week I wanted to take a look at an early incarnation of that ...

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Musical Movies, Short, Drama Movies, The Apartment, Tony Curtis, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe

  12. And Another Thing: Rent a movie if you can't seem to shut upRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 6 | Auburn Journal

    ... just can't keep still when I'm subjected to a movie I don't like. We recently rented "Good Neighbor Sam," an old Jack Lemmon comedy, and good grief the fuss I made. Every seven minutes I stopped the DVD and began another rant about their idiotic ...

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    Related Topix: Peter O'Toole, Auburn, CA

  13. Some like it in Naperville

    Friday Dec 4 | Naperville Sun

    ... 1959 comedy. For show times and to order tickets, visit www.hollywoodpalmscinema.com . Tony Curtis (left, with Jack Lemmon) will appear at Naperville's Hollywood Palms this weekend for screenings of "Some Like It Hot." file photo Metea teacher takes ...

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    Related Topix: Naperville, IL, Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Musical Movies, Tony Curtis, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe, Trans-Siberian Orchestra

  14. Oscar contender touches down at right timeRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... that deal directly with work life and our satisfaction from it are rare. Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" in which Jack Lemmon's insurance man navigates his way in a bureaucracy is generally viewed a classic. Reitman, though, intentionally avoided ...

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    Related Topix: Up in the Air, Comedy Movies, Thank You for Smoking

  15. Film Review: 'Up in the Air'Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Back Stage

    ... gutless to do the dirty job themselves. The character is just about as unsavory as the corporate pimp played by Jack Lemmon in Wilder's "The Apartment." When a character begins as such a sleazeball, you know there must be a moral transformation ...

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    Related Topix: Up in the Air, Comedy Movies, Thank You for Smoking, Drama Movies, The Apartment, Short, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Fantastic Mr. Fox

  16. Rethinking Nuclear Power

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Bacon's Rebellion

    Hollywood had just come out with its prescient anti-nuke film "The China Syndrome" with such A-list actors as Jack Lemmon , Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas.

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    Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy, Drama Movies, The China Syndrome, Thriller, Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda

  17. 'Up in the Air' a satire that hits on timely issueRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Daily Journal

    ... that deal directly with work life and our satisfaction from it are rare. Billy Wilder's 'The Apartment' in which Jack Lemmon's insurance man navigates his way in a bureaucracy -- is generally viewed a classic. Reitman, though, intentionally avoided ...

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    Related Topix: Up in the Air, Comedy Movies, Thank You for Smoking

  18. Old Ass Movies: The ApartmentRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 29 | Film School Rejects

    ... also happens to deal realistically with infidelity, occupational depression, and suicide. Funny. And suicidal. Jack Lemmon stars as C.C. Baxter , a middling executive who endears himself to his higher-ups by letting them use his apartment for their ...

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    Related Topix: Short, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, The Apartment

  19. 'Up in the Air' touches down on timeRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 28 | Arizona Republic

    ... that deal directly with work life and our satisfaction from it are rare. Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" in which Jack Lemmon's insurance man navigates his way in a bureaucracy - is generally viewed a classic. Reitman, though, intentionally avoided ...

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    Related Topix: Up in the Air, Comedy Movies, Thank You for Smoking, Movies, Entertainment

  20. In recession, `Up in the Air' touches down on timeRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | ETaiwanNews.com

    ... that deal directly with work life and our satisfaction from it are rare. Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" in which Jack Lemmon's insurance man navigates his way in a bureaucracy _ is generally viewed as a classic. Reitman, though, intentionally ...

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    Related Topix: Up in the Air, Comedy Movies, Thank You for Smoking