Jerry

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Jerry is one of the two cross-dressing musician protagonists in the classic 1959 comedy film "Some Like It Hot," famously portrayed by Jack Lemmon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
protagonist
alsoKnownAs Daphne
appearsIn Some Like It Hot
basedOnWork Fanfare of Love
blackAndWhiteFilm true
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Billy Wilder
I. A. L. Diamond
crossDressesAs Daphne
directorOfWork Billy Wilder
filmBlackAndWhite true
filmCountryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
filmGenre romantic comedy
screwball comedy
filmRecognition AFI 100 Years...100 Laughs list via Some Like It Hot
filmReleaseDate 1959-03-29
friendPlayedBy Tony Curtis
genderIdentityInStory male
genre comedy film character
hasFriend Joe
hidesFrom gangsters
instrument double bass
languageOfWork English
languageSpokenInWork English
medium feature film
memberOf Sweet Sue and Her Society Syncopators
narrativeRole comic protagonist
nationalityInStory American
notableFor comic banter with Joe
cross-dressing disguise
final line "Nobody's perfect" scene
notableScene hotel scenes in Florida
train journey with all-girl band
occupationInStory musician
portrayedBy Jack Lemmon
primaryMotivation escape from mobsters
productionCompanyOfWork United Artists
romanticInterestInStory Osgood Fielding III
screenwriterOfWork Billy Wilder
I. A. L. Diamond
settingOfWork Chicago
Florida
yearOfWork 1959

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