EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Sep 01, 2005; Writer: Norman Jewison; Genre: Memoir; Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Between the Covers Moonstruck and In the Heat of the Night director Norman Jewison wanders amiably through his career.

Hollywood Dish Plenty. Judy Garland and a 15-year-old Liza gave him a private concert, while Sidney Poitier said he kept a gun under his hotel pillow while filming Night in Tennessee.

Unexpected Names Dropped Frank Sinatra, Haley Joel Osment

Bottom Line Though his book can be disjointed and repetitive, Jewison ends up as a good guy in this terrible biz.

Originally posted Sep 09, 2005 Published in issue #840 Sep 16, 2005 Order article reprints

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