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  • BIRTH 26/11/1920
  • DEATH 22/08/2004
  • Country Canada
  • DIRECTOR 20
  • PRODUCTION 2

Daniel Petrie

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Mannix Petrie  (November 26, 1920 - August 22, 2004) was a Canadian television and movie director.

Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Mary Anne (née Campbell) and William Mark Petrie, a soft-drink manufacturer.  He moved to the United States in 1945.  One of his most famous credits was 1961's A Raisin in the Sun, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed Buster and Billie (1974), the Academy Award-nominated Resurrection (1980), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). He directed well-known television movies such as Sybil and Eleanor and Franklin, and produced a 1999 remake of Inherit the Wind. His films were rarely box office successes, but they often feature large well-known casts (such as 1978's The Betsy, starring Laurence Olivier and Robert Duvall), and his films are among the earliest screen appearances by such stars as Winona Ryder (Square Dance) and Kiefer Sutherland (The Bay Boy).

Petrie died of cancer at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, California. He is survived by his sons, Daniel and Donald, who are both well-known writers/directors.

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Daniel Petrie

Director (20)

Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return
Lassie
Lassie
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Six Pack
Six Pack
Bang the Drum Slowly
Bang the Drum Slowly
For the People
For the People
(1 episode)
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
Resurrection
Resurrection
Moon of the Wolf
Moon of the Wolf
Rocket Gibraltar
Rocket Gibraltar
The Assistant
The Assistant
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain and Me
Wild Iris
Wild Iris
My Name Is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W.
The Defenders
The Defenders
(5 episodes)
The Interns
The Interns
(1 episode)
The DuPont Show Of The Month
The DuPont Show Of The Month
(6 episodes)
Ironside
Ironside
(2 episodes)
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
(1 episode)
Way Out
Way Out
(1 episode)

Production (2)

My Name Is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W.
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain and Me