
Daniel Petrie
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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Acting (2 movies)
Directing (50 movies)

Cocoon: The Return
1988

Lifeguard
1976

Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981

Sting of Death
1955

A Raisin in the Sun
1961

Lassie
1994

The Neptune Factor
1973

The Dollmaker
1984

My Name Is Bill W.
1989

Six Pack
1982

Moon of the Wolf
1972

Wild Iris
2001

The Bay Boy
1984

Rocket Gibraltar
1988

Resurrection
1980

Inherit the Wind
1999

Mark Twain and Me
1991

Mousey
1974

Square Dance
1987

The Execution of Raymond Graham
1985

The Bramble Bush
1960

Walter and Henry
2001

The Main Attraction
1962

The Century Turns
1972

Stolen Hours
1963

Returning Home
1975

Kissinger and Nixon
1995

Silent Night, Lonely Night
1969
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977

Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
1976

The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966

Buster and Billie
1974

The Betsy
1978

The City
1971

A Howling in the Woods
1971
A Town Torn Apart
1992

The Quinns
1977

Half a Lifetime
1986

Trouble Comes to Town
1973

The Gun and the Pulpit
1974

The Idol
1966

Bang the Drum Slowly
1956

A Wind from the South
1955

The Assistant
1997

Calm at Sunset
1996

Wuthering Heights
1958

The Murder Club
1950

The Stingiest Man in Town
1956

Monday After the Miracle
1998

Sybil
1976
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Bay Boy | 1984 | Writer |
| Square Dance | 1987 | Producer |
| My Name Is Bill W. | 1989 | Producer |
| Mark Twain and Me | 1991 | Producer |
| Calm at Sunset | 1996 | Producer |

