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  1. Jewison, Norman Jewisonnoun

    Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926)

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  1. jewison

    Norman Frederick Jewison (born July 21, 1926) is a retired Canadian film and television director, producer, and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. He has directed numerous feature films and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times in three separate decades for In the Heat of the Night (1967), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and Moonstruck (1987). Other highlights of his directing career include The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Rollerball (1975), F.I.S.T. (1978), ...And Justice for All (1979), A Soldier's Story (1984), Agnes of God (1985), Other People's Money (1991), The Hurricane (1999), and The Statement (2003). Jewison has addressed social and political issues throughout his filmmaking career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences. He has won accolades around the world, including numerous Golden Globe nominations, a BAFTA Award, the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the Directors Guild of Canada and America, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the 71st annual Academy Awards.In 2003, Jewison received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement for his multiple contributions to the film industry in Canada.

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  1. jewison

    Jewison is a surname, most often associated with Norman Jewison, the renowned Canadian film director, producer, actor, and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. His notable works include movies like "In the Heat of the Night," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "Moonstruck." It's not a term with a general or common definition beyond being a family name.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. JEWISON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jewison is ranked #73215 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Jewison surname appeared 265 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Jewison.

    95.8% or 254 total occurrences were White.
    3% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jewison in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jewison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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