'Daniel M. Petrie' (
November 26,
1920,
Glace Bay,
Nova Scotia,
Canada -
August 22,
2004,
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America) was a
television and
movie director.
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 '' (
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. He is survived by his sons,
Daniel and
Donald, who are both well-known writers/directors.
External link
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Canadian Film Encyclopedia [A publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group]
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IMDB listing