Overview
Norman Jewison
Known For
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand, jazz musician and composer extraordinaire, has left his...
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper...
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler...
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary...
The River of My Dreams
Director Brigitte Berman profiles Canadian icon Gordon Pinsent, who left...
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norman Jewison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.