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- Birth nameDaniel Mannix Petrie
- Nicknames
- Dan
- Daniel M. Petrie
- Daniel Petrie was born on November 26, 1920 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for The Bay Boy (1984), A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and The Assistant (1997). He was married to Dorothea G. Petrie. He died on August 22, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseDorothea G. Petrie(1957 - August 22, 2004) (his death, 4 children)
- Children
- RelativesPeggy Petrie(Sibling)
- Named Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950) as his all-time favorite film in an AFI poll.
- Explored difficult filmmaking subjects ahead of his time, including A Raisin in the Sun (1961), which dealt with racism, and The Dollmaker (1984), which dealt with women as breadwinners. Petrie also served in a number of leadership positions with the Directors Guild of America.
- Saved a local doctor from two attacking Rottweilers, beating them with a rake and a broom.
- Directed two Oscar-nominated performances: Ellen Burstyn and Eva Le Gallienne, both for Resurrection (1980).
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