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| | 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. |
 | | In addition to Daniel Jr., he is survived by his wife, Dorothea; another son, Donald, and two daughters, June and Mary Petrie. |
 | | 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. |
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