Norman Jewison, Acclaimed Director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ Dies at 97

Norman Jewison (C), director of the 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night," appears with his wife Lynne St. David before a 50th anniversary screening of the film at the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles on April 6, 2017. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

NEW YORK—Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile 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 at age 97.

Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” Saturday, according to publicist Jeff Sanderson. Additional details were not immediately available.