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Daniel Petrie

 
Director: Daniel Petrie
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  • Born: Nov 26, 1920 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Died: Aug 22, 2004 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Director, Writer
  • Active: '60s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama
  • Career Highlights: A Raisin in the Sun, Sybil, My Name is Bill W.
  • First Major Screen Credit: Du Pont Show of the Month: The Prince and the Pauper (1957)

Biography

American director and producer Daniel Petrie first entered show business as an actor. He went on to direct productions on stage, screen, and television. In film, he scored a critical success with the screen adaptation A Raisin in the Sun (1961). Unfortunately, the rest of his films have been decidedly mediocre. In 1977, he won an Emmy for his direction of Eleanor and Franklin in the White House. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Daniel Petrie
Born Daniel Mannix Petrie
November 26, 1920(1920-11-26)
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died August 22, 2004 (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation Film director
Television director
Years active 1949 – 2001
Spouse(s) Dorothea G. Petrie (m. 1957–2004) «start: (1957)–end+1: (2005)»"Marriage: Dorothea G. Petrie to Daniel Petrie" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Petrie)

Daniel Mannix Petrie[1] (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.[1] He moved to the United States in 1945.[1] 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), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). He produced television movies such as Sybil, Eleanor and Franklin (which he also directed), and a 1999 remake of Inherit the Wind.

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Daniel-Petrie.html

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Films directed by Daniel Petrie

The Bramble Bush (1960) · A Raisin in the Sun (1961) · The Main Attraction (1962) · Stolen Hours (1963) · The Idol (1966) · The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) · The Neptune Factor (1973) · Buster and Billie (1974) · Lifeguard (1976) · The Betsy (1978) · Resurrection (1980) · Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) · Six Pack (1982) · The Bay Boy (1984) · Square Dance (1987) · Rocket Gibraltar (1988) · Cocoon: The Return (1988) · Lassie (1994) · The Assistant (1997)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

George Cukor (1975) · Daniel Petrie (1976) · Daniel Petrie (1977) · David Lowell Rich (1978) · David Greene (1979) · Marvin J. Chomsky (1980) · James Goldstone (1981) · Marvin J. Chomsky (1982) · John Erman (1983) · Jeff Bleckner (1984) · Lamont Johnson (1985) · Joseph Sargent (1986) · Glenn A. Jordan (1987) · Lamont Johnson (1988) · Simon Wincer (1989) · Joseph Sargent (1990) · Brian Gibson (1991) · Joseph Sargent (1992) · James Steven Sadwith (1993) · John Frankenheimer (1994) · John Frankenheimer (1995) · John Frankenheimer (1996) · Andrei Konchalovsky (1997) · John Frankenheimer (1998) · Allan Arkush (1999) · Charles S. Dutton (2000)

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