Daniel Petrie
| Daniel Petrie | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Daniel Mannix Petrie November 26, 1920 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died |
August 22, 2004 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation |
Film director Film producer |
| Years active | 1949–2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothea Grundy Petrie (m. 1946–2004) |
Daniel Mannix Petrie[1] (November 26, 1920 – August 22, 2004) was a Canadian television and film director.
Life and career
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] His signature film A Raisin in the Sun (1961), was nominated for the Palme d'Or 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).
Petrie also directed television movies, such as Sybil, Eleanor and Franklin, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, The Dollmaker, My Name Is Bill W., Mark Twain and Me, Kissinger and Nixon, Inherit the Wind, and Wild Iris.
Petrie's theatrical films were rarely box-office successes, but they often featured large, well-known casts, such as The Betsy (1978), starring Laurence Olivier, Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall. His films feature the earliest screen appearances by such stars as Winona Ryder (Square Dance) and Kiefer Sutherland (The Bay Boy). As a television director he won multiple Emmy and Directors Guild of America Awards.
He died of cancer in 2004 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 83.[2]
The Petrie Family
Petrie was married for 57 years to Dorothea Grundy Petrie, an Emmy-winning film and television producer. Their sons were Daniel and Donald, both successful directors and screenwriters. Their twin daughters were former MGM executive June , and actor/writer Mary. In 2002, the family as a whole was awarded the American Film Institute's Platinum Circle Award to recognise their collective creative contributions.[3][4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Daniel-Petrie.html
- ↑ Oliver, Myrna (2004-08-24). "Daniel Petrie Sr., 83; Award-Winning Director". LA Times. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ↑ "AFI ASSOCIATES TO HONOR HOLLYWOOD'S PETRIE FAMILY WITH FOURTH ANNUAL 'PLATINUM CIRCLE AWARD'" (PDF) (Press release). American Film Institute. 2002-08-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ↑ Adams, James (2004-08-25). "Petrie put mark on Hollywood". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ↑ Caulfield, Deborah (1985-08-12). "The Petrie Family: A Life In Show Business". LA Times. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
External links
- Canadian Film Encyclopedia [A publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group]
- Daniel Petrie at the Internet Movie Database