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17th Annual Presenting a World of Words on Granville Island October 19-24 2004 includes La joie de lire events in French
The Vancouver International Writers (and Readers) Festival  a world of words
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Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

Canada

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Canadian born Norman Jewison is one of Hollywood's most accomplished and respected directors, with a career that has spanned almost five decades. His movies are character-driven and focus on telling stories from a personal standpoint. Norman Jewison is know principally for award-winning films such as The Hurricane, Moonstruck, In The Heat Of The Night, Fiddler on the Roof, A Soldier's Story, The Cincinnati Kid, The Thomas Crown Affair, Agnes of God and The Russian's Are Coming! The Russian's Are Coming! He has been nominated for four Oscars and his films have received 45 nominations and 12 Academy Awards. Jewison also received the prestigious Irving Thalberg Award at the Academy Awards in 1999. In his much anticipated biography, Jewison offers a behind-the-scenes look at his experience as a filmmaker and a consummate storyteller.