Norman Jewison, the director whose movies include Fiddler on the Roof, Moonstruck and Jesus Christ Superstar, has accumulated a lot of loot over his career. Much of it will be on display at the E.J. Pratt library of Victoria University, his alma mater. The Oscar nominee recently added original scripts, 1,600 photographs, unpublished manuscripts, and detailed filming pages to his already extensive collection of work in Vic’s Norman Jewison Archive.
The Toronto-born Jewison, a 1949 graduate of Vic, has been its chancellor since May 2004.
“It’s a gold mine of primary source material for film studies and film production students and researchers,” said Robert Brandeis, chief librarian at Victoria College.
Jewison said he hopes that his contributions to U of Ts film program will generate excitement about the Canadian film industry, and that the world will see Canada has more to offer than poutine and hockey.
The exhibit, entitled “Norman Jewison: A Career in Picture,” is on display until Nov. 7.
