Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 21, 1926
Died
Jan 20, 2024
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits
84 titles
Norman Jewison
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
Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
Sid & Judy
Self (voice)
Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby
Hal
Self
The River of My Dreams
Superstars: The Documentary
Making of The Russians are Coming
I Am Steve McQueen
Self
Pablo
Self
A Special Kind of Love
Self
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Self
A Love Story of Today
Self
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Self
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Self
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
Director
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Executive Producer (voice)
The Statement
Director
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (uncredited)
Dinner with Friends
Director
Walter and Henry
Executive Producer
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
Self
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
Funny Is Money
Director
The Hurricane
Director
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Self (uncredited)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
Bogus
Director
The Stupids
TV Director
Picture Windows
Director
Picture Windows: Soir Bleu
Director
Picture Windows: Armed Response
Executive Producer
Picture Windows: Language of the Heart
Executive Producer
Dance Me Outside
Executive Producer
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
Executive Producer
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Only You
Director
Geronimo
Executive Producer
Other People's Money
Director
Highway 61
Thanks
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self
In Country
Director