Norman Jewison
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Norman Jewison 🇨🇦

Norman Jewison (Known as "Norman Frederick Jewison")
Oscar-Nominated Film Director, Producer, Founder of Canadian Film Centre
Born 21 July 1926 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
Passed Away 20 January 2024 Los Angeles, United States
Lifespan 97 years old
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"Every time you make a film, you make a statement about the human condition; you must ask yourself what you believe in."

Archival Overview

Legendary Canadian film director whose masterpieces In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof, and Moonstruck addressed racial justice and human comedy.

Biographical Record

Norman Frederick Jewison was one of the most distinguished film directors in cinematic history. Raised in Toronto and serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, Jewison directed live television at CBC before embarking on a glorious five-decade Hollywood directing career.

His 1967 civil rights masterpiece, In the Heat of the Night, won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Jewison went on to direct classics including The Thomas Crown Affair, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Moonstruck. In 1988, he founded the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) in Toronto, nurturing generations of Canadian filmmakers. He received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Toronto, Canada
GPS: 43.6961, -79.3900
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