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    Norman Jewison, prolific director of films including ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dies at 97

    by Claudia Luther, Los Angeles Times Jan 22, 2024 6 minutes
    Director Norman Jewison the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 62nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Jan. 30, 2010, in Century City, California.

    LOS ANGELES — Norman Jewison, a prolific and much-honored producer-director whose films ranged from the romantic comedy “Moonstruck” to the drama “In the Heat of the Night,” which won a best picture Oscar in 1967, has died.

    Jewison, who also directed Doris Day comedies and the quirky 1966 “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming,” died Saturday at his home, publicist Jeff Sanderson confirmed to The Times in a statement. He was 97.

    “Norman Jewison was a vibrant force in the motion picture industry for more than four decades,” the statement said. A cause of death was not revealed.

    Jewison produced or directed more than 40 films, starting with a light Tony Curtis comedy, “40 Pounds of Trouble,” in 1962 and ending with the 2003 thriller “The Statement.”

    Among the other films he produced and directed were the popular 1968 caper flick “The Thomas Crown Affair,” with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway; two well-regarded 1970s musicals, “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Jesus Christ Superstar”; 1975’s futuristic “Rollerball,” starring James Caan; 1979’s “And Justice for All,” starring

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