Margaret Ann Dixon: What happened to Norman Jewison’s First wife?

Margaret Ann Dixon is the first wife of Director Norman Jewison. Margaret Ann Dixon’s husband is an Oscar-nominated Canadian retired filmmaker who has tackled a number of controversial topics and social issues in his work, crafting mainstream entertainment with a political point of view. Highlights of his directing career include 40 Pounds of Trouble, The Cincinnati Kid, The Russians Are Coming,  In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof, and Moonstruck.

Margaret Ann Dixon: Bio Summary

How old was Norman Jewison’s wife Margaret?

Margaret Ann Dixon was born on 25 November 1931 in Orangeville, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Thelma Helen Sybil Darling and James Nelson Staples DIXON. Norman Jewison’s wife, Margaret Dixon was 74 years old when she died. How did Jewison and his wife meet? Keep reading to learn more.

In Jewison’s autobiography, This Terrible Business Has Been Good To Me, Jewison recalls how he met his future wife. The couple were both at a party in 1952. Someone suggested that Margaret Ann “Dixie” Dixon could ride Norman home since they both lived in the Beach. 

He wrote-“Dixie parked her father’s yellow convertible in the driveway of her lovely home in the poshest part of the Beach and politely said goodnight. I hiked the 10 blocks home to my tiny alcove over the store. A stockbroker’s daughter and a shopkeeper’s son. It didn’t look promising.” Though their love story wasn’t quite the “rich girl” and the “poor boy”, the two were from very different social circles.

While Margaret Ann Dixon was a Branksome Hall private school girl who grew up in the Glen Manor area on leafy Beaufort Road, Norman also went to Malvern C.I. before joining the Navy in 1944 and graduating from Victoria College in 1949. Dixie was a sculpture student at the Ontario College of Art and then went on to become a photographer’s model.

According to beachmetro, Jewison who wanted to impress his lover’s parents invited them to a live broadcast of The Big Review. Just before the show, Jewison grabbed a broom to make sure there weren’t any stray nails or pencils to trip up a dancer and his soon-to-be inlaws saw him doing that. Thelma Dixon said – “So that’s what he does at the CBC – he sweeps the floor.” Margaret Ann Dixon was embarrassed to hear her mother say that about her lover.

 Jennifer Jewison, Michael Jewison, Kevin Jewison- Margaret and Norman Jewison’s children

True love won at the end of it all. The couple tied the knot on July 11, 1953, in a beautiful wedding ceremony in the presence of their friends, families, and loved ones. Margaret Ann Dixon and Jewison’s marriage was blessed with three children- Jennifer Jewison, Michael Jewison, and Kevin Jewison.

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All their children are somehow involved with the film industry. Their daughter Jennifer Jewison is a movie actress. She is best known for Best Friends (1982), Agnes of God (1985), and Once (1981). Michael Jewison is a Film producer. He is known for Johnny Mnemonic (1995), The Hurricane (1999), and Moonstruck (1987). Kevin Jewison is Cinematographer. According to IMDb, he is known for Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983), and Lucky Number Slevin (2006).

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What happened to Norman Jewison?

Margaret Ann Dixon passed away on November 26, 2004, the day following her 74th birthday, in Orangeville, Ontario. She was 74 years old at the time of her death. The cause of Margaret Ann Dixon’s death has not been revealed by the family. Norman is now married to Lynne St. David-Jewison. They got married in 2004.