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Norman Jewison

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Norman Jewison
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Norman Jewison is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed filmmaker who has produced and directed some of the world's most memorable, entertaining and socially important films, exploring controversial and complicated subjects and giving them a universal accessibility. Some of his most well-known works include the pre-glasnost political satire The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, the original The Thomas Crown Affair, the groundbreaking civil rights-era drama In the Heat of the Night (winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture), the first rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, the futuristic cult hit Rollerball, hit musical comedy-drama Fiddler on the Roof, the romantic comedy Moonstruck, courtroom drama ...And Justice For All, military drama A Soldier's Story, the labour movement picture F.I.S.T., war dramas The Statement and In Country, and the masterfully told story of Reuben 'Hurricane' Carter The Hurricane, among many others.

Jewison has been personally nominated for four Oscars and received three Emmy Awards; his films have received 46 nominations and won 12 Academy Awards. In 1999, Jewison received the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the Academy Awards. In Canada, his life's work has been recognized with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, and he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario, and a Companion to the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour. In 2010, Jewison was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America.

A modern trailblazer in the development of Canadian film, Jewison is committed to advancing the art of storytelling and filmmaking, both through his groundbreaking films, and through his creation of the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) in 1986, which opened its doors in Toronto in 1988. The CFC is a charitable cultural organization that drives the future of Canadian storytelling.
BornJuly 21, 1926
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  • Nominated for 7 Oscars
    • 29 wins & 26 nominations total

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Norman Jewison in The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
Sidney Poitier, Haskell Wexler, and Norman Jewison in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Norman Jewison in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Norman Jewison in Only You (1994)
Norma Crane, Norman Jewison, and Topol in Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Sidney Poitier and Norman Jewison in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Norman Jewison in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Doris Day and Norman Jewison in The Thrill of It All (1963)
"The Thrill of It All" Director Norman Jewison 1963 Universal Pictures
David Winning and lifetime achievement winner Norman Jewison at the 2002 Director's Guild of Canada awards.  October 5, 2002 in Toronto.
Norman Jewison and Pat O'Connor in The January Man (1989)
Michael Caine and Norman Jewison in The Statement (2003)

Known for:

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Jesus Christ Superstar
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  • Director
  • 1973
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
In the Heat of the Night
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  • Director
  • 1967
Cher in Moonstruck (1987)
Moonstruck
7.1
  • Director
  • 1987
Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
The Hurricane
7.6
  • Director
  • 1999

Credits

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Director

  • The Denny Vaughan Show
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1954–1957
  • Michael Caine, Jeremy Northam, John Neville, and Tilda Swinton in The Statement (2003)
    The Statement
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Dinner with Friends (2001)
    Dinner with Friends
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • The 20th Century: Funny Is Money
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
    The Hurricane
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Bogus (1996)
    Bogus
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Alan Arkin and George Segal in Picture Windows (1994)
    Picture Windows
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei in Only You (1994)
    Only You
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Danny DeVito in Other People's Money (1991)
    Other People's Money
    • Director
    • 1991
  • In Country (1989)
    In Country
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Cher in Moonstruck (1987)
    Moonstruck
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Agnes of God (1985)
    Agnes of God
    • Director
    • 1985
  • A Soldier's Story (1984)
    A Soldier's Story
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Goldie Hawn and Burt Reynolds in Best Friends (1982)
    Best Friends
    • Director
    • 1982
  • And Justice for All (1979)
    And Justice for All
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Sylvester Stallone and David Huffman in F.I.S.T. (1978)
    F.I.S.T.
    • Director
    • 1978

Producer

  • Michael Caine, Jeremy Northam, John Neville, and Tilda Swinton in The Statement (2003)
    The Statement
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Dinner with Friends (2001)
    Dinner with Friends
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • James Coburn, John Larroquette, Kate Nelligan, and Nicholas Braun in Walter and Henry (2001)
    Walter and Henry
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
    The Hurricane
    • producer
    • 1999
  • The Rez (1996)
    The Rez
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Bogus (1996)
    Bogus
    • producer
    • 1996
  • John Hurt in Two Nudes Bathing (1995)
    Two Nudes Bathing
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 1995
  • Alan Arkin and George Segal in Picture Windows (1994)
    Picture Windows
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1994–1995
  • Dance Me Outside (1994)
    Dance Me Outside
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei in Only You (1994)
    Only You
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Geronimo (1993)
    Geronimo
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Danny DeVito in Other People's Money (1991)
    Other People's Money
    • producer
    • 1991
  • In Country (1989)
    In Country
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The January Man (1989)
    The January Man
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Cher in Moonstruck (1987)
    Moonstruck
    • producer
    • 1987

Actor

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
    • Norman Jewison (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Tom Arnold, Bug Hall, Jessica Lundy, and Alex McKenna in The Stupids (1996)
    The Stupids
    • TV Director
    • 1996
  • Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
    Jesus Christ Superstar
    • Voice of Old Man by the Fire (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • The Landlord (1970)
    The Landlord
    • Wedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Randolph Scott, Nancy Olson, and Jane Wyatt in Canadian Pacific (1949)
    Canadian Pacific
    • Joe Podge (uncredited)
    • 1949
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • July 21, 1926
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Spouse
    • Margaret Ann DixonJuly 11, 1953 - November 26, 2004 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Kevin Jewison
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    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Was the original director of Malcolm X (1992), however had to withdraw from the project due to outside pressure demanding that the subject be made by a black filmmaker.
  • Quotes
    People always tell me, "Gee, you direct so many movies" as if that's unusual. But I made my mind up when I was young that what's most important for a director is to keep working. Because how else are you going to learn how to do new things, which - to me - is the whole point. So I make a lot of different movies and I love them all ... The movies that address civil rights and social justice are the ones that are dearest to me.
  • Salary
    • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
      (1966)
      $125 .00 + 25% of the net gross

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