Norman Jewison

This stamp issue continues Canada Post’s longstanding tradition of honouring the many talented Canadians who have contributed significantly to the entertainment industry – both at home and internationally.

Norman Jewison joins such past stamp honourees as legendary actors Fay Wray, Mary Pickford and Christopher Plummer, comedic stars Marie Dressler and Jim Carrey, director-screenwriter Denys Arcand and many more.

The genre-spanning resumé of Toronto-born filmmaker Norman Jewison (1926-2024) reads like an anthology of some of the most popular and powerful movies of our time.

His films won a dozen Academy Awards, including five for the racially charged thriller In the Heat of the Night (1967), three for the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and three for the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987). The same trio of movies also earned him Oscar nominations for Best Director.

The racism and antisemitism Jewison observed in the world around him fuelled his interest in exploring the themes of civil rights and social justice through his work. Although he initially pursued acting, his success as a television director launched his transition to the big screen in the early 1960s.

Over his long career, he made some 60 films and television productions, received four Oscar nominations for Best Picture and won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his outstanding body of work. A Companion of the Order of Canada, Jewison also founded the Canadian Film Centre, a charitable organization dedicated to nurturing Canadian talent.

The front of the stamp booklet is a close-up of the stamp image, which features a photo of Jewison at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto in 2007.

The inside of the booklet features the six stamps and a photograph of Jewison taken in 1979 by Bob Olsen (Toronto Star, Getty Images).