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Photo: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
File No. 180673 · Adjudicated
Norman Jewison
Director — In the Heat of the Night, Moonstruck, ...And Justice for All
Born
1926
Birthplace
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Founded the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto in 1988 to train the next generation of Canadian filmmakers.
The verdict
Directed In the Heat of the Night, Moonstruck, and Fiddler on the Roof — all while being born and raised in Toronto. Stayed fiercely proud of his Canadian roots throughout his Hollywood career, even founding the Canadian Film Centre to give back. A true icon who never forgot where he came from, eh.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org