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TIL When Jack Lemmon's first major film he was pressured to change his name to "Lennon" as it was feared, critics would use the name "Lemmon" in headlines mocking the film. Lemmon countered that if he did that, people might confuse his name with "Lenin" which would be an issue in 1950s America.

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