Norman Jewison, Fiddler On The Roof and Moonstruck director, dies aged 97

Norman Jewison, centre, appears with his wife Lynne St David at the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Norman Jewison, the Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and Moonstruck to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning In The Heat Of The Night, has died aged 97.

Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” on Saturday, according to publicist Jeff Sanderson.