

Norman Jewison
- film director
- film producer
- actor
- screenwriter
- film actor
- director
- producer
- film screenwriter
- Born 1926-07-21
- Died 2024-01-20 (aged 97)
- Nationality Canada
- Years active 1950–2003
Biography
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Filmography
See full filmography| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Movie | 71 | |
| 1996 | The Stupids | Movie | 70 |
Career timeline
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1926 age 0
Born1964 age 38
1965 age 39
1966 age 40
1967 age 41
1968 age 42
1970 age 44
1971 age 45
1973 age 47
1974 age 48
1975 age 49
1978 age 52
1979 age 53
1980 age 54
1982 age 56
1984 age 58
1985 age 59
1987 age 61
1989 age 63
1991 age 65
1994 age 68
1996 age 70
CreditThe Stupids1997 age 71
1999 age 73
2001 age 75
2024 age 97
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I don't make social statements in my pictures [...] though I do feel a film should be about something—that it have a raison d'etre. It should not shy away from social problems.
Norman Jewison, CC BY-SA 4.0
[On why he was not making a theatrical feature film for the studios] They'd say these films were too wordy, too cerebral, too much dialogue [...] They often want films with a minimum of dialogue and lots of action and limited adult themes to sell abroad.
Norman Jewison, CC BY-SA 4.0
[On why he was liking directing a television film] They leave you alone; there's no interference, no second guessing.
Norman Jewison, CC BY-SA 4.0
So many aspects of our life have disappeared from movie screens [...] And they're now appearing on cable.
Norman Jewison, CC BY-SA 4.0
[On John Wayne] The drunker he got the more he wanted to punch me out.
Norman Jewison, CC BY-SA 4.0
For me, films are about ideas [...] Every director should ask himself, 'Why am I making this picture?' And if you can't answer that, you shouldn't make it.
Norman Jewison, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Personal details
- Nationalities
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1950–2003
- Education
- Aiglon College, Malvern Collegiate Institute, The Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto



