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Because he was "always on probation or some damned thing," Jack Lemmon '47 used to play in Harvard productions under the name of John Orange. He has been acting ever since, although his eminently respectable Boston background pre-supposed a more solid career. "I starved for the first couple years out of college," he recalls. "That's why I haven't been back to Boston for fourteen years ... while all my friends were making money, I was making nothing, just waiting...
...Lemmon's return to Boston for the pre-Broadway run of his play, "Face Of A Hero," has been a triumphant one. Between rehearsals and interviews, he is plagued by old friends who "know him when" and who want to shake his hand. "It's more frantic here than other places," he explains sheepishly. "After all, it's my home...
...Lemmon has appeared in some twelve movies, two of which earned him Academy Awards. Although he has made his reputation as a comedian, he says he couldn't care less whether he plays comedy or serious drama. He chooses on the basis of the part and the people involved in a production. Of Marilyn Monroe, with whom he co-starred in "Some Like It Hot," he says, "I like her very much. She is a terribly unusual and unique person, not just because of her looks but because she has a fascinating obtuse quality...
Before attending Harvard, Lemmon went to Andover, and he hopes that his six-year-old son Chris will end up at both schools, "that is if they're still half as good in six years as they are right now." At college he was president of the Hasty Pudding, vice-president of the Delphic Club, and vice-president...
Acting performances are, with one glaring exception, adequate or better. Miss Holly, in a pivotal part as Poole's Negro secretary, is often ludicrous in her intensity. But Lemmon is a success in his first big serious role; if he learns to vary his expression and tone of voice, he will be superb. As the sheriff, Dekker is magnificent, the dominant figure every time he is on stage...