Daniel Petrie

Known for: Directing
Born: November 26, 1920, Glace Bay, Canada
Died: August 22, 2004
Movies: 51

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.5

Cocoon: The Return

1988

6.5

Into the Night

1985

6.1

Lassie

1994

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

6.5

Fort Apache, the Bronx

1981

5.1

The Neptune Factor

1973

6.5

Resurrection

1980

4.7

Moon of the Wolf

1972

6.3

Inherit the Wind

1999

6.4

Six Pack

1982

Filmography

1994	The Story of Lassie	Self
1985	Into the Night	Kalijak Director

Directing, Writing & Producing

2001	Walter and Henry	Director
2001	Wild Iris	Director
1999	Inherit the Wind	Director
1998	Monday After the Miracle	Director
1997	The Assistant	Director
1996	Calm at Sunset	Producer, Director
1995	Kissinger and Nixon	Director
1994	Lassie	Director
1992	A Town Torn Apart	Director
1991	Mark Twain and Me	Producer, Director
1989	My Name Is Bill W.	Producer, Director
1988	Cocoon: The Return	Director
1988	Rocket Gibraltar	Director
1987	Square Dance	Producer, Director
1986	Half a Lifetime	Director
1985	The Execution of Raymond Graham	Director
1984	The Bay Boy	Director, Writer
1984	The Dollmaker	Director
1982	Six Pack	Director
1981	Fort Apache, the Bronx	Director
1980	Resurrection	Director
1978	The Betsy	Director
1977	The Quinns	Director
1977	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years	Director
1976	Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking	Director
1976	Lifeguard	Director
1975	Returning Home	Director
1974	Buster and Billie	Director
1974	Mousey	Director
1974	The Gun and the Pulpit	Director
1973	The Neptune Factor	Director
1973	Trouble Comes to Town	Director
1972	The Century Turns	Director
1972	Moon of the Wolf	Director
1971	A Howling in the Woods	Director
1971	The City	Director
1969	Silent Night, Lonely Night	Director
1966	The Spy with a Cold Nose	Director
1966	The Idol	Director
1963	Stolen Hours	Director
1962	The Main Attraction	Director
1961	A Raisin in the Sun	Director
1960	The Bramble Bush	Director
1958	Wuthering Heights	Director
1956	The Stingiest Man in Town	Director
1956	Bang the Drum Slowly	Director
1955	A Wind from the South	Director
1955	Sting of Death	Director
1950	The Murder Club	Director

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