Norman Jewison, director of ‘Moonstruck’ and ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ dead at 97
nypost.comto The Hollywood Reporter. Born in Toronto in 1926, Jewison got his start in the business directing television musical spots.
In 1958, he directed “Your Hit Parade” for CBS, then directed “The Andy Williams Show,” two Harry Belafonte specials, and and award-winning Judy Garland specials.After moving into the movie industry, he became a seven-time Oscar nominee.
He directed the famous 1967 Sidney Poitier movie “In the Heat of the Night,” the original “Fiddler on the Roof,” the 1968 thriller “The Thomas Crown Affair,” starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, and the Nicolas Cage and Cher 1987 rom-com, “Moonstruck.” His seven Oscar nominations included three for Best Director (“In the Heat of the Night,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” and “Moonstruck”) and four for Best Picture (“The Russians Are Coming,” “Fiddler on the Roof, ” ” A Soldier’s Story, ” and “Moonstruck”).As a whole, his movies earned 46 nominations and 12 Oscars.
In TV, he also won three Emmys and produced “Jesus Christ Superstar.” In 1999, Jewison received the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, and in 2010, he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America.
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