Norman Jewison
Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian movie director, producer, and actor. He is the founder of the Canadian Film Centre.
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| Born | Norman Frederick Jewison July 21, 1926 |
| Alma mater | Victoria College, University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Film director and producer |
| Years active | 1950–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Ann Dixon (1953–2004; 3 children) Lynne St. David (m. November 2010) |
He is known for his works; The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), F.I.S.T (1978), ...And Justice for All (1979), A Soldier's Story (1984), Agnes of God (1985), Moonstruck (1987), Other People's Money (1991), The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003).
Jewison has addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career. This often made him a controversial or complicated figure.
Other websites
Media related to Norman Jewison at Wikimedia Commons
- The Norman Jewison Collection at the Victoria University Library at the University of Toronto contains photographs and publicity materials, papers and correspondence, shooting scripts and schedules for films directed or produced by Jewison between 1975 and 2003.
- Order of Canada Citation Archived 2007-03-11 at Archive.today
- Norman Jewison on IMDb
- CBC Digital Archives: Master Storyteller Norman Jewison
- movie clips: "The Films of Norman Jewison" at YouTube, compilation, 5 min.