Norman Jewison

Directing 41 credits

Born

Jul 21, 1926

Died

Jan 20, 2024 (97 years old)

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.

Norman Jewison

Biography

Movies (37)

Jesus Christ Superstar

The Stupids

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Sid & Judy

I Am Steve McQueen

The Landlord

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Hal

Pablo

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

A Special Kind of Love

Canadian Pacific

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Tell Them Who You Are

Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

Shows (4)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Oscars

Film '72

Inside the Actors Studio

As... (68)

The Big Party

In the Heat of the Night

Iceman

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

Moonstruck

Moonstruck

Geronimo

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

Agnes of God