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'Norman Frederick Jewison,' CC, BA, LL.D (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor.
He was born and raised in Toronto, grew up in the Toronto Beach area (where he is still very much revered and a 'beacher' in perpetuity), attended Kew Beach Public School and Malvern Collegiate, both in the 'Beach' and Victoria College, in the University of Toronto. After serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, in the early 1950s he embarked on a trip through the southern United States, where he was appalled by the open racism and inequality. This experience gave him a lifelong concern with racial issues and discrimination that can be clearly seen in many of his films, including the acclaimed ''In the Heat of the Night''.
In 1981, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1991. In 1988, Jewison founded the Canadian Film Centre, an advanced film and television training institute located in Toronto, Ontario. He has been nominated for the best director Academy Award on a number of occasions, but has never won. In 1998, he was awarded The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, awarded periodically at the Academy Awards ceremonies to "Creative producers, whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production." For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Jewison has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Despite much conjecture that Jewison was "forced out" of directing the movie ''Malcolm X'', Spike Lee avows on the DVD's commentary that Jewison gracefully bowed out after Lee had argued his case in a meeting with both Jewison and producer Marvin Worth. Spike Lee has expressed his gratitude extensively, " He (Jewison) gracefully bowed out, which he didn't have to do. I will forever be grateful to him for that." [1]
In 2004, Jewison published his autobiography, ''This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me''.
On November 26, 2004 his wife Margaret Ann "Dixie" Jewison died due to undisclosed causes a day after her 74th birthday in Orangeville, Ontario. She had been a source of inspiration for Jewison's film making career. [2]
Despite his fame for directing the film version of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' and ''The Statement'', as well as the appearance of his surname, Jewison is not Jewish. His religious background is British Protestant.
As director:
★ ''40 Pounds of Trouble'' (1963)
★ ''The Thrill of It All'' (1963)
★ ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964)
★ ''The Art of Love'' (1965)
★ ''The Cincinnati Kid'' (1965)
★ ''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' (1966)
★ ''In the Heat of the Night'' (1967)
★ ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968)
★ ''Gaily, Gaily'' (1969)
★ ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971)
★ ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1973)
★ ''Rollerball'' (1975)
★ ''F.I.S.T.'' (1978)
★ ''...And Justice for All'' (1979)
★ ''Best Friends'' (1982)
★ ''A Soldier's Story'' (1984)
★ ''Agnes of God'' (1985)
★ ''Moonstruck'' (1987)
★ ''In Country'' (1989)
★ ''Other People's Money'' (1991)
★ ''Only You'' (1994)
★ ''Bogus'' (1996)
★ ''The Hurricane'' (1999)
★ ''Dinner with Friends'' (2001) (TV)
★ ''Walter and Henry'' (2001) (TV)
★ ''The Statement'' (2003)
★ Governor General's Performing Arts Award for lifetime achievement (1992)
★ Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1999)
===Canadian Honor System===
★ Officer of the Order of Canada (1982)
★ Companion of the Order of Canada (1992)
★ 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992)
★ Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
★ Order of Canada Citation
★
★ CBC Digital Archives: Master Storyteller Norman Jewison
1. Interview with Spike Lee, ''San Francisco Chronicle'', 2005
2. CBC Arts Online, "IN BRIEF: Norman Jewison's wife dies; Louvre II announced; more", 30 November 2004.
| Contents |
| Early life |
| Career |
| Personal life |
| Filmography |
| Honors and Awards |
| External links |
| Notes |
Early life
He was born and raised in Toronto, grew up in the Toronto Beach area (where he is still very much revered and a 'beacher' in perpetuity), attended Kew Beach Public School and Malvern Collegiate, both in the 'Beach' and Victoria College, in the University of Toronto. After serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, in the early 1950s he embarked on a trip through the southern United States, where he was appalled by the open racism and inequality. This experience gave him a lifelong concern with racial issues and discrimination that can be clearly seen in many of his films, including the acclaimed ''In the Heat of the Night''.
Career
In 1981, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1991. In 1988, Jewison founded the Canadian Film Centre, an advanced film and television training institute located in Toronto, Ontario. He has been nominated for the best director Academy Award on a number of occasions, but has never won. In 1998, he was awarded The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, awarded periodically at the Academy Awards ceremonies to "Creative producers, whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production." For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Jewison has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Despite much conjecture that Jewison was "forced out" of directing the movie ''Malcolm X'', Spike Lee avows on the DVD's commentary that Jewison gracefully bowed out after Lee had argued his case in a meeting with both Jewison and producer Marvin Worth. Spike Lee has expressed his gratitude extensively, " He (Jewison) gracefully bowed out, which he didn't have to do. I will forever be grateful to him for that." [1]
In 2004, Jewison published his autobiography, ''This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me''.
Personal life
On November 26, 2004 his wife Margaret Ann "Dixie" Jewison died due to undisclosed causes a day after her 74th birthday in Orangeville, Ontario. She had been a source of inspiration for Jewison's film making career. [2]
Despite his fame for directing the film version of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' and ''The Statement'', as well as the appearance of his surname, Jewison is not Jewish. His religious background is British Protestant.
Filmography
As director:
★ ''40 Pounds of Trouble'' (1963)
★ ''The Thrill of It All'' (1963)
★ ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964)
★ ''The Art of Love'' (1965)
★ ''The Cincinnati Kid'' (1965)
★ ''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' (1966)
★ ''In the Heat of the Night'' (1967)
★ ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968)
★ ''Gaily, Gaily'' (1969)
★ ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971)
★ ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1973)
★ ''Rollerball'' (1975)
★ ''F.I.S.T.'' (1978)
★ ''...And Justice for All'' (1979)
★ ''Best Friends'' (1982)
★ ''A Soldier's Story'' (1984)
★ ''Agnes of God'' (1985)
★ ''Moonstruck'' (1987)
★ ''In Country'' (1989)
★ ''Other People's Money'' (1991)
★ ''Only You'' (1994)
★ ''Bogus'' (1996)
★ ''The Hurricane'' (1999)
★ ''Dinner with Friends'' (2001) (TV)
★ ''Walter and Henry'' (2001) (TV)
★ ''The Statement'' (2003)
Honors and Awards
★ Governor General's Performing Arts Award for lifetime achievement (1992)
★ Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1999)
===Canadian Honor System===
★ Officer of the Order of Canada (1982)
★ Companion of the Order of Canada (1992)
★ 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992)
★ Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
External links
★ Order of Canada Citation
★
★ CBC Digital Archives: Master Storyteller Norman Jewison
Notes
1. Interview with Spike Lee, ''San Francisco Chronicle'', 2005
2. CBC Arts Online, "IN BRIEF: Norman Jewison's wife dies; Louvre II announced; more", 30 November 2004.
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