Canadian-born director of Moonstruck and Fiddler on the Roof was a three-time Oscar nominee
A life in pictures‘A staggering array of work from Hollywood’s master craftsman’
Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and Moonstruck to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning In the Heat of the Night, has died at the age of 97.
Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” on Saturday, according to his publicist Jeff Sanderson. Additional details were not immediately available.
A life in pictures‘A staggering array of work from Hollywood’s master craftsman’
Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and Moonstruck to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning In the Heat of the Night, has died at the age of 97.
Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” on Saturday, according to his publicist Jeff Sanderson. Additional details were not immediately available.
- 1/22/2024
- by Associated Press
- The Guardian - Film News
Norman Jewison, the multifaceted filmmaker who could direct a racial drama (In the Heat of the Night), stylish thriller (The Thomas Crown Affair), musical (Fiddler on the Roof) or romantic comedy (Moonstruck) with the best of them, has died. He was 97.
Jewison died Saturday at home — his family does not want to specify exactly where — publicist Jeff Sanderson announced.
A seven-time Oscar nominee, Jewison received the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in 1999.
Known for his ability to coax great performances out of his actors — 12 of his players were nominated for Oscars, while five of his features made the cut for best picture — the most distinguished film director in Canadian history often used conventional genre plots to take on social injustice.
Improbably, he got his start directing musical specials on television.
Jewison earned best director and best picture nominations for Fiddler on the Roof...
Jewison died Saturday at home — his family does not want to specify exactly where — publicist Jeff Sanderson announced.
A seven-time Oscar nominee, Jewison received the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in 1999.
Known for his ability to coax great performances out of his actors — 12 of his players were nominated for Oscars, while five of his features made the cut for best picture — the most distinguished film director in Canadian history often used conventional genre plots to take on social injustice.
Improbably, he got his start directing musical specials on television.
Jewison earned best director and best picture nominations for Fiddler on the Roof...
- 1/22/2024
- by Mike Barnes and Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jay Weston, who was working as a publicist when a chance meeting with Billie Holiday at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival would lead to the producing of her 1972 biopic Lady Sings the Blues, died February 28 of natural causes at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, CA. He was 93.
His death was announced by spokesperson Jeff Sanderson on behalf of the Weston family.
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A prominent restaurant critic later in life, Weston’s show business career in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s was marked by such high points as producing Billy Wilder’s last film, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash with Carol Burnett and Alan Arkin, W.C. Fields...
His death was announced by spokesperson Jeff Sanderson on behalf of the Weston family.
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A prominent restaurant critic later in life, Weston’s show business career in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s was marked by such high points as producing Billy Wilder’s last film, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash with Carol Burnett and Alan Arkin, W.C. Fields...
- 3/3/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
David Giler, a writer, producer or both on some of the most high-profile films of the 1970s and ’80s, from the controversial Myra Breckinridge to the immensely popular Alien franchise, died of cancer Dec. 19 at his home in Bangkok. He was 77.
His death was announced by spokesman Jeff Sanderson.
“If you knew David, you knew he was special,” said director Walter Hill, his longtime writing and producing partner. “The magic of his personality is hard to describe: funny, angry, extremely knowledgeable, extremely well read; it was my privilege to write and produce with him, and more importantly, to have his close and deep friendship for nearly 50 years.”
Giler’s screenwriting credits include The Parallax View (1974), Fun With Dick And Jane (1977) and The Money Pit (1986). He has writing or story credits for both Aliens (1986) and Aliens 3 (1992), and was a producer of the original Alien (1979) and its seven sequels, up to 2017’s...
His death was announced by spokesman Jeff Sanderson.
“If you knew David, you knew he was special,” said director Walter Hill, his longtime writing and producing partner. “The magic of his personality is hard to describe: funny, angry, extremely knowledgeable, extremely well read; it was my privilege to write and produce with him, and more importantly, to have his close and deep friendship for nearly 50 years.”
Giler’s screenwriting credits include The Parallax View (1974), Fun With Dick And Jane (1977) and The Money Pit (1986). He has writing or story credits for both Aliens (1986) and Aliens 3 (1992), and was a producer of the original Alien (1979) and its seven sequels, up to 2017’s...
- 12/21/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Kent McCray, a producer and production manager who collaborated with the late Michael Landon on the NBC dramas Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy, has died. He was 89.
McCray died Sunday in Los Angeles of natural causes, publicist Jeff Sanderson announced.
While serving as a production manager on Bonanza — he worked on the legendary NBC drama from 1962 until its conclusion in 1973 — McCray became friends with Landon, who played Joe Cartwright on the show.
In 1974, McCray was named associate producer of the two-hour pilot for Little House on the Prairie, based ...
McCray died Sunday in Los Angeles of natural causes, publicist Jeff Sanderson announced.
While serving as a production manager on Bonanza — he worked on the legendary NBC drama from 1962 until its conclusion in 1973 — McCray became friends with Landon, who played Joe Cartwright on the show.
In 1974, McCray was named associate producer of the two-hour pilot for Little House on the Prairie, based ...
Paul Newman has responded obliquely to a number of published reports that say he is gravely ill with cancer, while a longtime business associate and friend of the star has confirmed that the 83-year-old screen hero is battling the disease. While not specifying the type of cancer, writer A.E. Hotchner, a founding partner in Newman's Own salad dressing company, told the Associated Press on Wednesday that Newman first informed him about the health battle 18 months ago. On Tuesday, Newman's spokesman in Los Angeles, Jeff Sanderson, told Reuters and other media outlets: "Newman says he's doing nicely."Without elaborating, Sanderson added: "He says he's doing nicely,...
- 6/11/2008
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Latest: Movie veteran Paul Newman has been forced to issue a statement after speculation about his failing health reached new highs - with reports suggesting he's battling lung cancer.
Tabloid stories earlier this year suggested the beloved star and humanitarian had just six months to live and was under hospital supervision, but the actor laughed off the rumours, insisting his medical crisis was nothing more than treatment of athlete's foot and "hair loss".
And fears for the star's health were further heightened after lifestyle guru Martha Stewart posted a recent photograph of herself and Newman on her website earlier this week (begs02Jun08), which showed the actor appearing frail and in ill health.
Now, the star's representative Jeff Sanderson has contacted the media to ease the mounting concern over the actor's wellbeing, insisting Newman is "doing nicely".
Sanderson told reporters on Tuesday he had been instructed to pass on the message by Newman himself, but declined to elaborate on specific details of Newman's current health situation.
On Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported the 83-year-old has reportedly been diagnosed with "terminal lung cancer" at New York's Sloan-Kettering Center, where Newman is currently receiving outpatient treatment.
A spokesperson for the hospital said they had no information about whether Newman was a patient there, according to online reports.
Tabloid stories earlier this year suggested the beloved star and humanitarian had just six months to live and was under hospital supervision, but the actor laughed off the rumours, insisting his medical crisis was nothing more than treatment of athlete's foot and "hair loss".
And fears for the star's health were further heightened after lifestyle guru Martha Stewart posted a recent photograph of herself and Newman on her website earlier this week (begs02Jun08), which showed the actor appearing frail and in ill health.
Now, the star's representative Jeff Sanderson has contacted the media to ease the mounting concern over the actor's wellbeing, insisting Newman is "doing nicely".
Sanderson told reporters on Tuesday he had been instructed to pass on the message by Newman himself, but declined to elaborate on specific details of Newman's current health situation.
On Monday, the Los Angeles Times reported the 83-year-old has reportedly been diagnosed with "terminal lung cancer" at New York's Sloan-Kettering Center, where Newman is currently receiving outpatient treatment.
A spokesperson for the hospital said they had no information about whether Newman was a patient there, according to online reports.
- 6/11/2008
- WENN
Eva Marie Saint will play Martha Kent, the adoptive mother of Clark Kent/Superman in Bryan Singer's Superman Returns film for Warner Bros. Pictures. Brandon Routh is playing Superman. Saint, who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock classic North by Northwest, co-stars in Wayne Wang's Because of Winn-Dixie, to be released by 20th Century Fox on Feb. 18, and will also appear in Wim Wenders' Don't Come Knocking, to be released by Sony Pictures Classics in the fall.. She is repped by ICM and Jeff Sanderson.
Eva Marie Saint has signed on to co-star in Don't Come Knocking, an independent feature film being directed by Wim Wenders and starring Sam Shepard. The story centers on an aging cowboy star (Shepard) who rides off the set midshoot on a voyage of self-discovery. Saint will play Shepard's mother. Shepard wrote the screenplay, which is based on a story by Shepard and Wenders. Knocking is a Reverse Angle production and is being produced by Peter Schwartzkopff. Production starts this summer. Saint most recently co-starred in Wayne Wang's Because of Winn-Dixie, to be released in January by 20th Century Fox. She is best known for her work in On the Waterfront, for which she won a best supporting actress Oscar, and North by Northwest. Saint won an Emmy for her work in the 1990 TV movie People Like Us. She is represented by ICM and managed by Jeff Sanderson.
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