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Jack died 10 years ago today

posted 14 years ago by conductor71
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27th June 2001. A sad day for all who adored Jack and I bet his family will be remembering that day too.

I'm a couple of hours late in posting this but it's still 27th June in the USA.

One of my earliest memories as a very young child was watching Jack on TV in The Odd Couple and just thinking that he was someone I wanted to be like when I grew up. I can't say that I have ever felt that way about any other celebrity. He was quite unique.

Unlike so many of his peers, he was confident enough to try virtually every type of role and succeed: musicals (My Sister Eileen), comedies (Some Like It Hot, The Odd Couple etc.), disaster movies (Airport 77), controversial political roles (Missing, JFK)... and of course those unforgettable straight dramatic roles (Save The Tiger, Prisoner on 2nd Avenue, Days of Wine and Roses etc.).

Served his country in WWII.

Modest about his achievements, in my opinion.

Loyal friend, particularly to Walter Matthau.

Father to Chris and Courtney.

Greatly missed by all.

Feel free to add your own tributes.

"After all, what is time? A mere tyranny"

[–] WarpedRecord 12 years ago

I had a similar bonding moment with a stranger in a thrift store when I bought "Twist of Lemmon," the book by Jack's son, Chris. A woman noticed it in my basket and said it's a wonderful book. We chatted a bit about Jack's films, including "Good Neighbor Sam," which I had recently seen. I'm not big on talking to strangers, but when the subject is Jack, I break down the wall.