Daniel Petrie
Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Petrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieWalter and Henry
2001
Director
movieWild Iris
2001
Director
movieInherit the Wind
1999
Director
movieThe Assistant
1997
Director
movieCalm at Sunset
1996
Director
movieKissinger and Nixon
1995
Director
movieLassie
1994
Director
movieA Town Torn Apart
1992
Director
movieMark Twain and Me
1991
Director
movieMy Name Is Bill W.
1989
Director
movieCocoon: The Return
1988
Director
movieRocket Gibraltar
1988
Director
movieSquare Dance
1987
Director
movieHalf a Lifetime
1986
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movieThe Bay Boy
1984
Director
movieThe Dollmaker
1984
Director
movieSix Pack
1982
Director
movieFort Apache, the Bronx
1981
Director
movieResurrection
1980
Director
movieThe Betsy
1978
Director
movieThe Quinns
1977
Director
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
Director
tvSybil
1976
Director
movieLifeguard
1976
Director
tvEleanor and Franklin
1976
Director
movieReturning Home
1975
Director
movieBuster and Billie
1974
Director
movieMousey
1974
Director
movieThe Gun and the Pulpit
1974
Director
movieThe Neptune Factor
1973
Director
movieTrouble Comes to Town
1973
Director
movieThe Century Turns
1972
Director
movieMoon of the Wolf
1972
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tvBanyon
1972
Director
tvHec Ramsey
1972
Director
movieA Howling in the Woods
1971
Director
tvMcMillan & Wife
1971
Director
movieThe City
1971
Director
tvThe Interns
1970
Director
tvMedical Center
1969
Director
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Director
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Director
tvN.Y.P.D.
1967
Director
tvIronside
1967
Director
movieThe Idol
1966
Director
movieStolen Hours
1963
Director
tvEast Side/West Side
1963
Director
movieThe Main Attraction
1962
Director
tvThe Defenders
1961
Director
movieA Raisin in the Sun
1961
Director
tvWay Out
1961
Director
movieThe Bramble Bush
1960
Director
tvPlay of the Week
1959
Director
Pursuit
1958
Director
movieWuthering Heights
1958
Director
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957
Director
movieBang the Drum Slowly
1956
Director
tvThe Alcoa Hour
1955
Director
movieA Wind from the South
1955
Director
movieSting of Death
1955
Director
tvOmnibus
1952
Director
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Director
movieThe Murder Club
1950
Director
tvStudio One
1948
Director
Production4
movieCalm at Sunset
1996
Producer
movieMark Twain and Me
1991
Producer
movieMy Name Is Bill W.
1989
Producer
movieSquare Dance
1987
Producer
Acting3
Writing1
movieThe Bay Boy
1984
Writer