Award-winning author, entertainer and actor Randall Franks ... said that the character of Miss Allie Mae Wilson has roots in his early screenwriting days on "In the Heat of the Night." ...

"In the Heat of the Night" TV show was a sequel to the movie ... Howard Rollins plays Poitier's character, Virgil Tibbs, and ...

Former Mayor Joe Barger partnered with author/actor Randall Franks ... others.” Mr. Franks, who appeared as "Officer Randy Goode" on TV's "In the Heat of the Night," said this was his third ...

Respected for taking intelligent risks and tackling social issues, Mirisch and his In the Heat of the Night colleagues were honored in 1998 by the Academy with a specially restored print in ...

Norman Jewison, who directed Best Picture Oscar winner In the Heat of the Night and nominees Fiddler on the Roof, A Soldier’s Story, Moonstruck and The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are ...

"In the Heat of the Night" focused on the relationship between a Black police officer (Poitier) and a white sheriff (Steiger) in a racist Southern town. The sight of Poitier's character striking a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Norman Jewison, an Oscar-nominated Canadian director whose decades of work yielded a diverse resume that included Sidney Poitier-led drama “In the Heat of the Night” and 1971’s “Fiddler on ...

He drew upon his experiences for 1967’s “In the Heat of the Night,” starring Rod Steiger as a white racist small-town sheriff and Sidney Poitier as a Black detective from Philadelphia trying ...

He drew upon his experiences for 1967′s “In the Heat of the Night,” starring Rod Steiger as a white racist small-town sheriff and Sidney Poitier as a Black detective from Philadelphia trying ...

He drew upon his experiences for 1967’s “In the Heat of the Night,” starring Rod Steiger as a white racist small-town sheriff and Sidney Poitier as a Black detective from Philadelphia trying ...

Norman Jewison, the multitalented director behind films ranging from “In the Heat of the Night” to “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Moonstruck,” died Saturday. He was 97. Jewison died ...