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This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me
Norman Jewison
This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me reveals the little-known details in these funny, charming stories of life on the other side of the camera.
Thomas Dunne Books
September 2005
Featuring: Norman Jewison
304 pages ISBN: 0312328680 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Biography | Non-Fiction Memoir
For over forty years, Norman Jewison has been one of
Hollywood’s preeminent storytellers. His films have spanned
every genre, from drama to comedy to musical to action, and
have been embraced by audiences and critics alike.
Throughout his career, Jewison has shown an honesty, humor,
and unflappable spirit that have made him one of
Hollywood’s best-loved and most successful directors,
culminating in an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in
1999.
In this candid and witty autobiography, Jewison reveals how
he went from a quiet childhood in Canada to the heady world
of entertainment, working with the biggest stars and
winning some of the most sought-after awards. He began his
career in television, earning three Emmy Awards for his
work with luminaries such as Harry Belafonte, Judy Garland,
and Frank Sinatra, but soon made the move to the big
screen. In Hollywood, he started out directing romantic
comedies with Doris Day and Rock Hudson, but soon proved
himself adept as an independent filmmaker with The
Cincinnati Kid, starring a young Steve McQueen.
Jewison – or the “Canadian Pinko” as John Wayne called him -
- has been a tireless promoter of civil rights around the
world in both his films and life. His pre-glasnost comedy
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! made him
one of the first Western directors to go behind the Iron
Curtain. Robert Kennedy became a friend after supplying
details of his own experiences in the South for the making
of In The Heat of the Night, starring Sidney Poitier. The
landmark film went on to win five Academy Awards, including
Best Picture, but not before Jewison, Poitier, and the rest
of the crew spent a tense, sleepless night in a Southern
motel. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, his films A Soldier’s Story
and The Hurricane with Denzel Washington each received
worldwide acclaim for their portrayal of some of the most
fundamental issues of race in America.
No matter what genre, Jewison’s films were career
highlights for countless actors, and he offers never before
told details of his own working relationships with the
stars and studios. How did he, a Canadian – Christian – get
to direct the hit musical Fiddler on the Roof? How did the
rugged, motorcycle-riding Steve McQueen convince Jewison he
could play the sophisticated Thomas Crown? How did Jewison
help invent the futuristic sport of Rollerball? How did
Moonstruck reverse a box office curse and go on to become a
smash success and multiple Oscar-winner?
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