Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

  • Born: 1926-7-21
  • Birthplace: Jewison, Canada
  • Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
  • Profession: Screenwriter, director, actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Victoria University
  • Representative Works: Forty Pounds of Trouble
  • NormanJewison (NormanJewison), born on July 21, 1926, is an American screenwriter, director and actor. His works include "Forty Pounds of Trouble" and so on.
    In 1982, Jewison was awarded the Medal of Honor from the Canadian government, representing Canada as an outstanding representative. He has been nominated for Oscars 7 times ; his Movie has nominated 45 Oscars in total and won 12 Oscars. He has also been nominated for Best Director by the Directors Guild of America three times, and won the Best Director Award at the Berlin Film Festival and MOSCOW FILM FESTIVAL . He has also won an honorary award from the Donatello Award in Italy.

    Performing Experience

    He began professional performances on stage at the age of five. After graduating from Victoria University in Toronto , he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Station (CBC) by chance to play a role in Broadcasting Play . During this period, he also made a living as a part-time taxi driver. He then went to Britain to attend the BBC in London, opened a two-year training course, after returning home, they start at CBC wrote, directed and produced many popular Musical Theater , Broadcasting Play, Comedy Variety show , etc., on a dazzling seven The year has passed.
    In 1958, Jewison accepted the invitation of CBS in New York to go to the United States to direct the Musical theater series ["Your Hit Parade"]. Then he directed many TV specials .
    In 1962, his Movie debut came out, the comedy [Forty Pounds of Trouble] starring Tony Curtis (Jie Li Mi Curtis's father) who was well-known at the time. Then there were three more romantic comedies: two [The Thrill of It All] and [Send Me No Flowers] starring the world-famous Doris Day at the time, and the other was written and directed by Jewison and directed by the world-famous Steve at the time. [The Cincinnati Kid] starring McQueen ([Sao Paulo Gunboat] actor).
    Since then, Jewison's Movie has begun to move towards a more diverse style. There are sharp political satire Movies [The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!], [The Thomas Crown Affair] that caters to the tastes of the mainstream market, and 5 awards including the best film of the 1967 Oscar. The award-winning popular Movie [In the Heat of the Night], the gorgeous and elegant costume film [Gaily, Gaily], and the fierce satire [...And Justice for All] ).
    He also directed two masterpieces adapted from the Broadway stage Musical theater: [ Fiddler on the Roof ] (Fiddler on the Roof) and [ Jesus Christ Superstar ] (Jesus Christ Superstar). There are also future sci-fi films [Rollerball], romantic comedies [Best Friends], and topical political films [Fist Storm] (FIST). In 1984, he made a self-guided [ the story of the soldier ] (A Soldier's Story), Department adapted from Charles Fuller was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, in the year was also nominated for Best Picture Oscars contains other three awards. In the same year, Jewison also produced [Iceman].
    The following year Jewison directed [Agnes of God] (Agnes of God), which was the first movie he shot in his home country, Canada . The division has also been nominated for 3 Oscars: Anne Bancroft, who was shortlisted for Best Actress (already an Academy Award for Best Actress , the weird woman in Great Expectations ), and Meg Tilly, who was shortlisted for Best Supporting Actress.
    In 1987, Jewison directed the sensational comedy film [Moonstruck] (Moonstruck), and won 3 Oscars: Best Actress Cher (the famous singer Cher ), Best Supporting Actress Olympia Dukakis ([Chunfeng Huayu 1996] Principal), the best ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY screenwriter John Patrick Shanley. In 1988, Jewison produced [] (January Man), this film is starring Kevin Kline ([ Dave ]) and Academy Award for Best Actress Susan Sarandon ([Kissing Little Mom]).
    Jewison then directed [In Country] (In Country). In 1991, he directed [Other People's Money], starring Danny DeVito and Penelope Ann Miller. This film happened to be the 25th movie in the 29 years since Jewison has been in the film .
    In 1994, Jewison self-directed a romantic comedy film 【] (Only You), composed of Oscar for best supporting actress Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey, Jr. ([ The Fugitive : Dharma on the spot] big villain) and Bonnie Hunt ([】The heroine, 【Conquer the Sea of ​​Love】the heroine's sister) starring. In the same year, he also served as the executive producer of two TV Movies : [Geronimo] from TNT in the United States and [Dance Me Outside] in Canada.
    Recently, Jewison’s new film is [Daddy is Crazy] (Bogus), featuring Oscar Best Supporting Actress and the host of this year’s Oscars Awards Whoopi Goldberg ([ Sister Act ]) and French actor Gerard Depardieu ([ Big Nose Love Saint] ], [Green Card], [ The man in the iron mask ] The most colorful and fattest among the Three Musketeers).
    Extended Reading
    • Antonio 2022-10-19 17:49:59

      Racial discrimination, in fact, has nothing to do with skin color and class, but the degree of civilization.

      Washington sent a black lawyer to investigate the shooting of a black officer.

      Everyone thought the white man must have killed the black official, and everyone thought the black lawyer must find a white murderer.

      However, the black lawyer found in the investigation that all the people did not like...

    • Brittany 2022-10-19 15:33:37

      A Soldier's Story

      A baffling murder, a horrific truth. A black military officer was unfortunately murdered on his way back to the military camp in the deep south. At first, it was suspected that he was murdered by white people. However, a strong black lawyer was involved. In the process of causing the accident, it...

    A Soldier's Story quotes

    • Master Sergeant Vernon Waters: And if it wasn't for you Southern niggers, white folks wouldn't think we was all fools.

      Private First Class Peterson: Well, where are you from? England?

    • Private First Class Peterson: CJ was sleeping when I came in. It's Waters. Can't y'all see that? You know, I seen 'em before. We had 'em in Alabama. White man give him a small-ass job as a servant and when the boss ain't looking, that old copy-cat nigger act like he the new boss. Shouting, ordering people around. You see, arresting CJ, that'll get Waters another stripe. Next, it'll be you or you. You see, he can't look good unless he's standing on you. Cobb told him CJ was in here all evening. Waters didn't even listen, did he? Turning somebody in. "Well, look what I done, Captain-boss." Only reason he's in the Army is 'cause they know he'll do what they tell him to. I've seen this kind of fool before. Somebody's gonna kill him one of these days.