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Daniel Petrie

Directing 83 (deceased) years old Glace Bay, Canada ★ 0.5
Born: November 26, 1920
Died: August 22, 2004

Biography

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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Filmography

Directing Credits (78)

Walter and Henry
Walter and Henry Director 2001
Wild Iris
Wild Iris Director 2001
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind Director 1999
Monday After the Miracle
Monday After the Miracle Director 1998
The Assistant
The Assistant Director 1997
Calm at Sunset
Calm at Sunset Director 1996
Kissinger and Nixon
Kissinger and Nixon Director 1995
Lassie
Lassie Director 1994
A Town Torn Apart
A Town Torn Apart Director 1992
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain and Me Director 1991
My Name Is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W. Director 1989
Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return Director 1988
Rocket Gibraltar
Rocket Gibraltar Director 1988
Square Dance
Square Dance Director 1987
Half a Lifetime
Half a Lifetime Director 1986
The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham Director 1985
The Bay Boy
The Bay Boy Director 1984
The Dollmaker
The Dollmaker Director 1984
Six Pack
Six Pack Director 1982
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Fort Apache, the Bronx Director 1981
Resurrection
Resurrection Director 1980
The Betsy
The Betsy Director 1978
The Quinns
The Quinns Director 1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Director 1977
Sybil
Sybil Director 1976
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking Director 1976
Lifeguard
Lifeguard Director 1976
Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor and Franklin Director 1976
Returning Home
Returning Home Director 1975
Buster and Billie
Buster and Billie Director 1974
Mousey
Mousey Director 1974
The Gun and the Pulpit
The Gun and the Pulpit Director 1974
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor Director 1973
Trouble Comes to Town
Trouble Comes to Town Director 1973
The Century Turns
The Century Turns Director 1972
Moon of the Wolf
Moon of the Wolf Director 1972
Banyon
Banyon Director 1972
Hec Ramsey
Hec Ramsey Director 1972
A Howling in the Woods
A Howling in the Woods Director 1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife Director 1971
The Man and the City
The Man and the City Director 1971
The City
The City Director 1971
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport Director 1970
The Interns
The Interns Director 1970
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Silent Night, Lonely Night Director 1969
Medical Center
Medical Center Director 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. Director 1969
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game Director 1968
N.Y.P.D.
N.Y.P.D. Director 1967
Ironside
Ironside Director 1967
The Spy with a Cold Nose
The Spy with a Cold Nose Director 1966
The Idol
The Idol Director 1966
For the People
For the People Director 1965
Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage Director 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Director 1963
Stolen Hours
Stolen Hours Director 1963
East Side/West Side
East Side/West Side Director 1963
The Main Attraction
The Main Attraction Director 1962
The Defenders
The Defenders Director 1961
Great Ghost Tales
Great Ghost Tales Director 1961
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun Director 1961
Way Out
Way Out Director 1961
The Bramble Bush
The Bramble Bush Director 1960
Play of the Week
Play of the Week Director 1959
Pursuit
Pursuit Director 1958
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights Director 1958
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month Director 1957
The Stingiest Man in Town
The Stingiest Man in Town Director 1956
Bang the Drum Slowly
Bang the Drum Slowly Director 1956
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour Director 1955
A Wind from the South
A Wind from the South Director 1955
Sting of Death
Sting of Death Director 1955
The Elgin Hour
The Elgin Hour Director 1954
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour Director 1953
Omnibus
Omnibus Director 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Director 1951
The Murder Club
The Murder Club Director 1950
Studio One
Studio One Director 1948

Writing Credits (1)

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