Question: Which film has the director born earlier, Two-Fisted Sheriff or In the Heat of the Night (film)?

It is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and was produced by Walter Mirisch. The screenplay was by Stirling Silliphant. The film won five Academy Awards, including the 1967 awards for Best Picture and Rod Steiger for Best Actor. The film was followed by two sequels," They Call Me Mister Tibbs!" in 1970, and" The Organization" in 1971. In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison. In 1988, it also became the basis of a television series adaptation of the same name. Although the film was set in the fictional Mississippi town of Sparta( with supposedly no connection to the real Sparta, Mississippi), most of the movie was filmed in Sparta, Illinois, where many of the film's landmarks can still be seen. The quote" They call me" Mister Tibbs!" was listed as number 16 on the American Film Institute's" 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes", a list of top film quotes. In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". <SEP> Two- Fisted Sheriff is a 1937 American western film directed by Leon Barsha, starring Charles Starrett and Barbara Weeks. <SEP> Karen Beyer is an American actress. Beyer has appeared in both film and television, including" One Missed CallGoing to California In the Heat of the Night", and many more. <SEP> He has directed numerous feature films and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times in three separate decades for" In the Heat of the Night"( 1967)," Fiddler on the Roof"( 1971) and" Moonstruck"( 1987). Other highlights of his directing career include" The Cincinnati Kid"( 1965)," The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming"( 1966)," The Thomas Crown Affair"( 1968)," Jesus Christ Superstar"( 1973)," Rollerball"( 1975)," F.I.S.T."( 1978)," ... And Justice for All"( 1979)," A Soldier's Story"( 1984)," Agnes of God"( 1985)," Other People's Money"( 1991)," The Hurricane"( 1999), and" The Statement"( 2003). Jewison has addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences. He has won accolades around the world, including numerous Golden Globe nominations, a BAFTA Award, the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the Directors Guild of Canada and America, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the 71st annual Academy Awards. In 2003, Jewison received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement for his multiple contributions to the film industry in Canada. Norman Frederick Jewison( born July 21, 1926) is a retired Canadian film director, producer, actor, and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. <SEP> Leon Barsha( December 26, 1905 November 13, 1964) was an American film producer, editor and director. As a producer and director he was best known for making films in the Western genre. In his later years he concentrated especially on editing. <SEP> They Call Me Mister Tibbs! is a 1970 American DeLuxe Color crime drama film directed by Gordon Douglas. The second installment in a trilogy, the release was preceded by" In the Heat of the Night"( 1967) and followed by" The Organization"( 1971). The film's title was taken from a line in the first film. Sidney Poitier reprised his role of police detective Virgil Tibbs, though in this sequel, Tibbs is working for the San Francisco Police rather than the Philadelphia Police( as in the original film) or the Pasadena Police( as in the novels).