FILM DIRECTOR

Norman Jewison

1926 - 2024

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Norman Frederick Jewison (July 21, 1926 – January 20, 2024) was a Canadian filmmaker. He was known for directing films which addressed topical social and political issues, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences. Among numerous other accolades, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times in three separate decades, for In the Heat of the Night (1967), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), and Moonstruck (1987). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Jewison has received more than 1,830,527 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Norman Jewison is the 199th most popular film director (up from 367th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Canada (up from 105th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Norman Jewison ranks 199 out of 2,041. Before him are Wes Anderson, Raoul Walsh, Stephen Frears, Richard Donner, Margarethe von Trotta, and Lev Kuleshov. After him are John G. Avildsen, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Vincente Minnelli, Mike Newell, Amos Gitai, and Douglas Sirk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Norman Jewison ranks 79. Before him are Gyula Grosics, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Kim Jae-gyu, John Berger, Jean-Pierre Serre, and Michel Butor. After him are Yoshio Okada, Aaron Klug, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Francisco Rabal, Ta Mok, and Gus Grissom. Among people deceased in 2024, Norman Jewison ranks 49. Before him are Jerry West, Glynis Johns, Sandra Milo, Robert Badinter, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, and Nikolai Ryzhkov. After him are Daniel Dennett, Yael Dayan, John Mayall, Micheline Presle, Helena Rojo, and Artur Jorge.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Norman Jewison ranks 58 out of 1,622. Before him are Oscar Peterson (1925), Lois Maxwell (1927), Maye Musk (1948), David Easton (1917), Mylène Farmer (1961), and Mack Sennett (1880). After him are Maud Lewis (1903), John Candy (1950), Brian Tracy (1944), Donald O. Hebb (1904), Lester B. Pearson (1897), and Sidney Altman (1939).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Norman Jewison ranks 3. Before him are James Cameron (1954), and David Cronenberg (1943). After him are Edward Dmytryk (1908), Denis Villeneuve (1967), Jack L. Warner (1892), Arthur Hiller (1923), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Denys Arcand (1941), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Allan Dwan (1885), and Mark Robson (1913).

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Filmography

The Hurricane
Director
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Sep 17o 19997.418 / 10
In the Heat of the Night
Director
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Aug 2o 19677.633 / 10
Moonstruck
Director
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Dec 16o 19876.842 / 10