Norman Jewison Biography (1926-)

Full name, Norman Frederick Jewison; born July 21, 1926, in Toronto, Ontario,Canada; son of Percy Joseph (a manager of a general store and post office) and Dorothy Irene (maiden name, Weaver) Jewison; married Margaret Ann "Dixie"Dixon (a model), July 11, 1953; children: Kevin Jefferie, Michael Philip, Jennifer Ann. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer
Birth Details: July 21, 1926; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director, Forty Pounds of Trouble, Universal, 1962
Director, The Thrill of It All, Universal, 1963
Director, Send Me No Flowers, Universal, 1964
Director, The Art of Love, Universal, 1965
Producer and director, The Cincinnati Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
Producer and director, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, United Artists, 1966
Director, In the Heat of the Night, United Artists, 1967
Producer and director, The Thomas Crown Affair (also known as The Crown Caper and Thomas Crown and Company), United Artists, 1968
Producer and director, Gaily, Gaily (also known as Chicago, Chicago), United Artists, 1969
Producer, The Landlord, United Artists, 1970
Producer and director, Fiddler on the Roof, United Artists, 1971
Producer (with Patrick Palmer), Billy Two Hats (also known as The Lady and the Outlaw), United Artists, 1973
Producer (with Robert Stigwood) and director, Jesus Christ Superstar, Universal, 1973
Producer and director, Rollerball, United Artists, 1975
Executive producer and director, F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978
Producer (with Palmer) and director, ... And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979
Executive producer, The Dogs of War, United Artists, 1981
Producer (with Palmer) and director, Best Friends, Warner Bros., 1982
Producer, Iceman, Universal, 1984
Producer (with Palmer and Ronald L. Schwary) and director, A Soldier's Story, Columbia, 1984
Producer (with Palmer) and director, Agnes of God, Columbia, 1985
Producer (with Palmer) and director, Moonstruck, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
Producer and director, In Country, 1989
Producer, The January Man, 1989
Producer and director, Other People's Money, 1991
Producer and director, Only You (also known as Just Him andJust in Time), 1994
Executive producer, Dance Me Outside, 1994
Producer and director, Bogus, Warner Bros., 1996
Producer and director, The Hurricane, Universal, 1999

Producer, Rollerball, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Joe Podge, Canadian Pacific, 1949
Norman Jewison, Filmmaker, 1971
Fraulein Berlin, 1982
Harold Knows Best, 1995
The television director, The Stupids, 1996
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, Buena Vista, 1997
The Pitch, 1997
The Man on Lincoln's Nose (documentary), 2000
Television Work
Series
Producer, Let's See, 1952
Producer, On Stage, 1954
Director and producer, The Judy Garland Show, CBS, 1963-64
Executive producer, Picture Windows, Showtime, 1995
Executive producer, The Rez, 1996
Also director of The Andy Williams Show.
Specials
Director, Tonight with Harry Belafonte, CBS, 1959
Executive producer and director, Norman Jewison on Comedy in the 20thCentury: Funny Is Money, 1999
Producer of Academy Awards presentation, 1981; also directed General Electric's Fiftieth Anniversary and The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe, as well as specials for Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Jackie Gleason.
Television Director
Episodic
Your Hit Parade, 1958
"Soir Bleu," Picture Windows, Showtime, 1995
Other Television Work
Executive producer, Geronimo (movie), TNT, 1993
Director, Dinner with Friends, 2001
Television Appearances
Specials
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge, 1986
Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema, The Disney Channel, 1995
Sidney Poitier: The Defiant One, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool, AMC, 1998
Margot Kidder: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Karl Malden: Workingman's Actor, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Episodic
Guest, Front Page Challenge, 1968
Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
The Directors, Encore, 1999
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Melvyn Bragg) Jesus Christ Superstar, Universal, 1973

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, February 21, 2000, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.

Periodicals:

Maclean's, p. 64.
New York Times, December 26, 1999, p. C1.
Variety, March 1, 1999, p. 50.

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