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
Top 37 Movies
Jesus Christ Superstar
1973
The Stupids
1996
Pablo
2012
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
Sid & Judy
2019
Canadian Pacific
1949
I Am Steve McQueen
2014
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
2022
The Landlord
1970
Hal
2019
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
2024
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
2000
A Love Story of Today
2008
The River of My Dreams
2017
A Special Kind of Love
2008
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008
Superstars: The Documentary
2015
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
1971
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
2007
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
2008