Jack Jones (singer)

John. Jack Lemmon films:. Jones had a well-publicised relationship with the actress, Susan George. He was married briefly to actress Jill St. In June 2001, he died from cancer at the age of 76, and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. Walter Matthau - his costar from several films - had also been buried at the cemetery. Some of his best-known songs included "Wives And Lovers" (now considered seriously non-PC), "Call Me Irresponsible", "Lollipops And Roses", "If", "What I Did for Love", "Dear Heart", "The Impossible Dream", "Lady" and "The Love Boat Theme". Lemmon was a favourite of director Billy Wilder, and did a series of films with Wilder, including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, and Irma La Douce. As a two-time Grammy Awards winner, Jones remains popular in Las Vegas and performs in hotels and in concerts around the world. Twice married, he was a devoted father, and one of the best-liked actors in Hollywood.

He was considered to be one of the major singers of his time by Frank Sinatra. Lemmon attended Harvard. He was born in Hollywood, California, as the only son of actors Allan Jones and Irene Hervey. Born in Boston, Lemmon's father was a successful businessman in the Boston area. Jack Jones (born John Allan Jones in January 14, 1938) is an American jazz and pop singer. Jack Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 - June 27, 2001) was a consummate Hollywood actor. My Fellow Americans, with James Garner.

Missing, with Sissy Spacek. Grumpy Old Men (and the sequel Grumpier Old Men), with Walter Matthau. Dad, with Ted Danson. The Out-of-Towners.

The China Syndrome, with Jane Fonda. Save the Tiger. The Fortune Cookie. Days of Wine and Roses.

The Odd Couple, with Walter Matthau. The Apartment. Glengarry Glen Ross, with Al Pacino, based on the play by David Mamet. Some Like It Hot, with Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis.