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Lee Remick was an Oscar-nominee for the alcoholic drama "Days of Wine and Roses" with Jack Lemmon and a Tony-nominee for the drama "Wait Until Dark" with Robert Duvall. Other noted films include "Anatomy of a Murder" with Jimmy Stewart, "The Omen" with Gregory Peck and "Tribute" ... with Jack Lemmon. She was also prolific in TV movies such as "The Tempest" and the miniseries "Ike".
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Lee Remick's ascent as an actress was swift and distinguished. At age 24 she attained stardom in Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and was nominated as Best Actress three years later for her role in Days of Wine and Roses (1962). In the second half of her career, she found her most prolific and rewarding opportunities in television. This book chronicles her life and work in extensive detail, with entries for all her performances.
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A versatile actress, Remick played a variety of roles ranging from drum majorette to addicted alcoholic. In the 1950s she began appearing in TV venues such as the Philco Playhouse and Hallmark Hall of Fame. She gave memorable performances in the films Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and Days of Wine and Roses (1963); for the latter she was nominated for an Oscar. In her most distinguished Broadway role she played a blind woman in Wait Until Dark (1966). In addition to frequent parts in TV movies, she acted in The Omen (1976) and The Europeans (1979).
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Lee Ann Remick (December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an Academy Award- and Tony Award-nominated American film and television actress. Among her best-known films are Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), and The Omen, as Katherine Thorn (1976).
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Remick first appeared on film with Andy Griffith in Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd in 1957. In 1962, she starred opposite Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses, earning an Oscar nod for her performance as an alcoholic wife. Other notable films include 1957’s The Long Hot Summer, 1959’s Anatomy of a Murder and 1976’s The Omen.
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Among the many wrong ways is that taken by the delicately beautiful Lee Remick, as she buckles under to the drunken, sour whining of Jack Lemmon in 1962's Academy Award-winning "Days of Wine and Roses." As Joe Clay, a rising San Francisco public relations flak embittered by the hidden cost of his job involving procuring dates for his leering clients -- something he refers to as "a little matter of personal integrity" -- Lemmon staggers loudly home after a 16-hour day and as many highballs. Singing to their sleeping baby while waiting up for Joe is his young wife, Kirsten, played by Remick -- blonde, pure, fine boned, her face like a petal. Shushed gently by Kirsten at the door to the nursery, Joe explodes, attacking Kirsten for not being fun any more and for refusing to drink with him. Who could forget Lee Remick's anguished whisper, "You know I'm not supposed to, on account of my milk," while clutching her breasts through her flowered nightie? ("You're gonna ruin your shape!"
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