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  Daniel Petrie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel M. Petrie (November 26, 1920, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada - August 22, 2004, Los Angeles, California) was a television and movie director.
One of his most famous credits was 1961's Raisin in the Sun, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival.
His sons, Daniel and Donald, are well-known writers/directors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daniel_Petrie   (124 words)

  
 Daniel Petrie, 83; directed 'Raisin in Sun' - The Boston Globe
LOS ANGELES -- Daniel Petrie, who directed "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Fort Apache, The Bronx" and won Emmy awards during a half-century career in movies and television, died of cancer Sunday at his Los Angeles home, said his son, Daniel Petrie Jr.
Petrie won directing Emmys for 1976's "Eleanor and Franklin" and for "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" in 1977.
Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/08/24/daniel_petrie_83_directed_raisin_in_sun_1093322980   (280 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Daniel Petrie
Petrie was born in the remote Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and his most personal film, The Bay Boy (1984), dealt with his early years.
Petrie's other films of interest included the outstanding Resurrection (1980), in which Ellen Burstyn played a woman who returns from the brink of death to discover that she has healing powers.
Petrie, who coaxed superb performances from Sally Fields and Joanne Woodward, handled the final revelations about her systematic abuse as a child with sensitivity and power.
www.guardian.co.uk /usa/story/0,12271,1289999,00.html   (823 words)

  
 Donald Petrie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Son of director Daniel Petrie and brother of director/writer Daniel Petrie Jr., Donald was born in Manhattan and moved to Los Angeles while still in his teens.
Petrie accepted the challenge and sat in the director's chair for the "Mister Magic" episode, starring Sid Caesar.
Petrie continued working in television and began a fruitful period directing several hours of a number of series, but only within their first seasons.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=1766   (373 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Obituaries - Daniel Petrie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
DANIEL Petrie, who directed films such as Fort Apache, The Bronx, and won Emmy awards during a 50-year career in films and television, has died at his home in Los Angeles.
Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and after university served with the Canadian army during the Second World War.
Petrie was the patriarch of a Hollywood household.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=993072004   (334 words)

  
 The Caucus
Petrie was born tin Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Originally planning on a teaching career, he received his B.A. in Communications from St. Francis Xavier College in Nova Scotia in 1942.
Petrie became the first Canadian soldier to study in the United States under the G.I. Bill of Rights.
He then was appointed chairman of the speech, radio and television departments at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, which was one of the first colleges in America to utilize TV cameras on-campus.
www.caucus.org /members/Petrie.html   (944 words)

  
 Workshop Presenters — DANIEL PETRIE
And Daniel Petrie, for the second consecutive year, was voted Best Director, this time for THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS.
Yet Dan Petrie has been an actor on Broadway, has a Master's Degree from Columbia University, and taught acting at Northwestern University while working on a Ph.D. From the time Petrie began directing he has always gone back and forth between movies and TV specials.
Daniel Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scots, After serving In Canada's Armed Forces during WWII, he took advantage of Canada's version of the GI Bill and traveled to New York to get an M.A. from Columbia University.
www.mopan.org /petrie.html   (1051 words)

  
 The New York Times > Movies > Daniel Petrie, 83, Director of 'Fort Apache, the Bronx,' Dies
OS ANGELES, Aug. 24 (AP) - Daniel Petrie, who directed the films "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Fort Apache, the Bronx" and won Emmy Awards during a half-century career in movies and television, died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles.
Petrie won directing Emmys for "Eleanor and Franklin" in 1976 and for "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" in 1977.
Petrie, who was born in Nova Scotia, wrote and directed a 1984 autobiographical movie, "The Bay Boy," which won Genie Awards, Canada's equivalent of the Oscar, for best picture and best screenplay.
www.nytimes.com /2004/08/25/movies/25petrie.html?ex=1251172800&en=f8f233a4bf558461&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland   (311 words)

  
 Daniel Petrie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Walter and Henry (2001) (TV) (as Daniel Petrie Sr.)
Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV) (as Daniel Petrie Sr.)
Find where Daniel Petrie is credited alongside another name
www.imdb.com /name/nm0677951   (333 words)

  
 Daniel J. Petrie - The Official Website
Daniel can be heard in a live streaming broadcast Saturday nights from 6pm-midnight
I leave for NYC tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
I don't know what the whole thing will look or feel like, but Jeff has won awards for his work, and the Telecom faculty seem to love him, so this could turn out really well.
www.danieljpetrie.com   (498 words)

  
 Daniel Petrie - Northern Stars
He learned his craft as a director on live shows and prestigious productions of such classics as Mark Twain's The Prince And The Pauper, Wuthering Heights which starred Richard Burton as Heathcliff, Oliver Twist with Eric Portman as Fagin, and Treasure Island in 1960.
Based on a Broadway hit about a fl family living in a predominantly white neighbourhood, the movie, starring Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier, was a pioneering work for its time, and it won Daniel Petrie the Gary Cooper award for best direction.
Daniel Petrie died of cancer at his home in Los Angeles.
www.northernstars.ca /directorsmz/petrie.html   (323 words)

  
 Daniel Petrie
WGA happy ending: scribes pick Petrie, moderation in prexy race.(Writers Guild of America)(Daniel Petrie Jr.)
Petrie lashes out on levies lawsuit.(Daniel Petrie Jr., Writers Guild of America, West)
Petrie slate skates: Stronger Guild members win the most slots.(Daniel Petrie Jr)
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0922621.html   (157 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Bramble Bush: Video: Daniel Petrie,Richard Burton,Barbara Rush,Jack Carson,Angie Dickinson,Henry Jones,Tom ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are.
Daniel Petrie - Director, Charles Mergendahl - Writer, Milton Sperling - Writer, Philip Yordan - Writer, Milton Sperling - Producer (producer)...
VHS > Directors > (P) > Petrie, Daniel
www.amazon.com /Bramble-Bush-Daniel-Petrie/dp/6302986311   (736 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Lassie: DVD: Daniel Petrie,Tom Guiry,Helen Slater,Jon Tenney,Brittany Boyd,Frederic Forrest,Richard ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Director Daniel Petrie (The Bay Boy) aims only to revive the healthy spirit of previous Lassie films (and the television series) in a new milieu, and toward those modest ambitions--predictable plot and all--he succeeds.
Guiry is unusually good in what many young actors would have taken to be just another blossoming-teen part.
Daniel Petrie - Director, Eric Knight - Writer (Character of Lassie), Matthew Jacobs - Writer (Written by), Gary Ross - Writer (Written by), Elizabeth Anderson - Writer (Written by), Lorne Michaels - Producer (producer), Dinah Minot - Producer (co-producer), Michael I. Rachmil - Producer (executive producer), Barnaby Thompson - Producer (co-producer)...
www.amazon.com /Lassie-Daniel-Petrie/dp/B00005V1XH   (1537 words)

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