Norman Jewison
Directing
Born July 21, 1926 · 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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Film '72
The Oscars
Jesus Christ Superstar
I Am Steve McQueen
The Stupids
Inside the Actors Studio
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Judy Garland: By Myself
Canadian Pacific
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Pablo
The Landlord
Sid & Judy
The River of My Dreams
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Hal
Tell Them Who You Are
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
A Special Kind of Love
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
Superstars: The Documentary
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
A Love Story of Today
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Making of The Russians are Coming
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'