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==Personal life== [[File:Norman Jewison at 2016 CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser.jpg|thumb|Jewison and wife Lynne St. David-Jewison in September 2016|240x240px|alt=]]Norman Jewison and Margaret Ann Dixon married on July 11, 1953. She died on November 26, 2004, the day following her 74th birthday, in [[Orangeville, Ontario]], from undisclosed causes.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/in-brief-norman-jewison-s-wife-dies-louvre-ii-announced-more-1.482639 "IN BRIEF: Norman Jewison's wife dies; Louvre II announced; more"], [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], November 30, 2004. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/in-brief-norman-jewison-s-wife-dies-louvre-ii-announced-more-1.482639]</ref> They had three children and five grandchildren.<ref name="WP obit"/> In recognition of his contributions to the arts, as well as his sustained support, Jewison was installed as Chancellor of [[Victoria University in the University of Toronto]] in 2004;<ref>[https://www.proquest.com/docview/438694865 "Spotlight"]. ''Toronto Star'' – Toronto, Ont. March 4, 2004, Page: A.23</ref> he held the position until October 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Norman Jewison Stream for imagination and the arts created at Victoria University|url=https://media.utoronto.ca/media-releases/arts/norman-jewison-stream-for-imagination-and-the-arts-created-at-victoria-university/|date=October 14, 2010|publisher=University of Toronto|accessdate=January 25, 2024}}</ref> In 2010 [[Blake Goldring]] donated [[Canadian dollar|$]]1,000,000 to [[Victoria University at the University of Toronto]] to establish a specialised first-year liberal arts program in Jewison's name. The program began in September 2011 welcoming fewer than 30 select students into Norman Jewison Stream for Imagination and the Arts. Goldring is a 1981 graduate of the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2010/10/14/u-of-t-creates-norman-jewison-stream-of-social-study/|title=U of T creates Norman Jewison Stream of social study|last=Christie|first=Brendan|date=October 14, 2010|website=Playbackonline.ca|publisher=Brunico Communications Ltd.|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> Also in 2010, Jewison married Lynne St. David, whom he had begun dating in 2008. Her married name is Lynne St. David–Jewison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dolcemag.com/events/2016/cfc-annual-garden-party/19337|title=CFC ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY|website=dolcemag.com|date=September 15, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref> Norman Jewison died in his [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] home on January 20, 2024, at age 97.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Houpt |first1=Simon |title=Norman Jewison, our man in Hollywood |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-acclaimed-director-norman-jewison-dead-at-97-explored-social-issues-in/ |website=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wise |first1=Wyndham |last2=Laurence |first2=Karen |title=Norman Jewison |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jewison-norman-frederick |website=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref>
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