When comedian Joe E. Brown deadpanned Billy Wilder’s (and I. A. Diamond’s) classic closingline in SOME LIKE IT HOT, “Well, nobody’s perfect”, an iconic movie moment was born. A dotty old rich guy (Brown) had just proposed marriage to a cross-dressing бас, бас-гитара violin player (Jack Lemmon) forcing Lemmon’s character Daphne to reveal his charade. Joe E. Brown’s unconditional acceptance of Jack Lemmon/Daphne was an unexpected comic delight.

But, I beg to differ with Mr. Brown’s Комментарий that “…nobody’s perfect”. I offer as proof one Mr. John Uhler (Jack) Lemmon, perfect in SOME...