Norman Jewison
Directing
- Born:
- 1926-07-21
- Died:
- 2024-01-20
- Place of birth:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (July 21, 1926 - January 20, 2024) was a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Moonstruck (1987), The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003). Jewison addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.
Known For
Filmography
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Sid & Judy
Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby
Hal
The River of My Dreams
Superstars: The Documentary
Making of The Russians are Coming
I Am Steve McQueen
Pablo
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
A Love Story of Today
A Special Kind of Love
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Tell Them Who You Are
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
Judy Garland: By Myself
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
The Stupids
Inside the Actors Studio
A Century of Cinema
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
Jesus Christ Superstar
Film '72
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
The Landlord
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Oscars
Canadian Pacific