Spanish archivist, distributor, and film producer.

Norman J. Cinnamond was the son of the British merchant Bernard Cinnamond James, owner of the company Thomas Cinnamond and Sons, based in Barcelona, which was dedicated to the importation of phosphates from the United States.

In 1912, he opened his first film office in the city of Barcelona under the name Cinnamond Film. In 1923, he imported two notable films: La rueda (The Wheel, 1923, Abel Gance) and Nanook, el esquimal (Nanook of the North, 1920, Robert Joseph Flaherty). In 1924, he took on the representation for the state of Pathé Exchange Inc., based in New York. In May 1929, he replaced Antoni Torres as director and manager of Hispano American Films, the Spanish subsidiary of Universal Pictures, founded by Carl Laemmle.

In 1931, he left this position and returned to working independently as the representative for the American production company RKO-Pathé in Spain, offering a wide variety of films such as El cantante de jazz (The Jazz Singer, 1927, Alan Crosland), the first sound film in the history of cinema. He also presented notable works such as Nacida para amar (Born to Love, 1931, Paul Stein), Prestigio (Prestige, 1932, Tay Garnett), and ¿Qué vale Hollywood? (What Price Hollywood?, 1932, George Cukor). In 1933, his catalog expanded with the inclusion of films from the American companies Majestic and Monogram Pictures. He also ventured into film production and from 1934 worked on commercial advertisements and the documentary short film La ruta de Don Quijote by Ramon Biadiu.

During the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, he became a Spanish national. He was a member of the British Club of Barcelona, founder of the Polo Jockey Club (later the Real Club de Polo), and co-founder of the Pedralbes Golf Club.

He also practiced painting and drawing, was a prominent sportsman (equestrianism, golf, polo), presided over the Catalan Football Club Federation (1911), wrote articles for El Noticiero Universal, and published several books. He was a member of the first board of directors of the National Association of Film Producers of Spain, established in 1936 under the presidency of Sadurní Huguet i Riba. He also managed the programming of two venues in Berga and Gironella (Barcelona) and had interests in several locations in central Madrid, such as the Cine Callao.

After the Spanish Civil War, he left the film industry following the disappearance of his production company, which was taken over by the state. He was the father of Normand and Rosa Cinnamond.

He belonged to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and held the position of Comendador Archivero of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Catalonia until his death in 1967.

Como archivero de la Orden del Santo Sepulcro de Jerusalén, acudió al Archivo Histórico Nacional (AHN) de Madrid, entre 1941 y 1943, para investigar sobre la historia de la citada Orden militar en la documentación de la sección de Clero del archivo.