Canadian Director Made Big Splash in US

 

Director/producer Norman Jewison has passed at 97.  A Canadian who did TV shows, he made a huge successful comedy, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, in 1966 which was nominated for Best Picture. Then he made the racially charged, In the Heat of the Night which won Best Picture for 1967 besting classics like Bonnie and Clyde and The Graduate. The Thomas Crown Affair in 1968 was innovatively edited with split screen. Other well received films included Fiddler on the Roof, the original Rollerball, Moonstruck, and The Hurricane. His films were nominated for 41 Oscars and won 12. He was awarded the Irving Thalberg Award for his producing achievements.