Was offered the role of Jerry/Daphne in
Some Like It Hot, directed by his friend Billy Wilder. He declined because he didn't want to dress in drag. The part, of course, eventually went to Jack Lemmon and he received an Oscar nomination for his performance. Lewis says that Lemmon would send him chocolates every year to thank him and he now regrets not taking the role.
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1954Living It Up
(performer: "Ev'ry Street's a Boulevard in Old New York")
1953The Caddy
(performer: "The Gay Continental", "It Takes A Lot Of Little Likes To Make One Big Love", "That's Amoré That's Love", "What Wouldcha Do Without Me?")
Was offered the role of Jerry/Daphne in
Some Like It Hot, directed by his friend Billy Wilder. He declined because he didn't want to dress in drag. The part, of course, eventually went to Jack Lemmon and he received an Oscar nomination for his performance. Lewis says that Lemmon would send him chocolates every year to thank him and he now regrets not taking the role.
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