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Norman Jewison

A.K.A. Founder - Canadian Film Centre

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jewison made his professional debut on the stage at the age of five. He began staging and performing in both dramas and musical comedies at Malvern Collegiate Institute. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1946, he enrolled at the University of Toronto's Victoria College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in General Arts in 1949.

Norman Jewison has been a vibrant force in the motion picture industry for four decades. The filmmaker has been personally nominated for four Oscars; His films have received 46 nominations and 12 Academy Awards. He has also been nominated for three Best Director awards. In 1999, Jewison received the prestigious Irving Thalberg Award at the Academy Awards. He has also been the recipient of many prestigious international honors; the Directors Guild of America, the National Board Review, and the AFI Awards to name a few. His homeland Canada has made Mr. Jewison an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1982, a member of the Order of Ontario in 1989, awarded him the Companion to the Order of Canada; the country's highest civilian honour in 1992. Most recently, Mr. Jewison was presented with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 2004.