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Norman Jewison, ‘Moonstruck’ and ‘In the Heat of the Night’ Director, Dies at 97
Norman Jewison, the Oscar-nominated director behind "In the Heat of the Night," "Moonstruck," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Jesus Christ Superstar," has died.
After finishing “The Art of Love,” with James Garner, Jewison eased himself out of the Universal contract and made his first drama: Steve McQueen star vehicle “The Cincinnati Kid,” taking over from Sam Peckinpah. Jewison again worked with McQueen and rising star Faye Dunaway in the visually complex romantic caper film “The Thomas Crown Affair” — a big hit. Having developed a relationship with United Artists, Jewison also began producing films including Hal Ashby’s debut feature “The Landlord” and Ted Kotcheff’s Western “Billy Two Hats.”
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