Born: 26-Nov-1920
Birthplace: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 22-Aug-2004
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: A Raisin in the Sun

Wife: Dorothea G. Petrie (m. 1957, until his death, four children)
Son: Daniel Petrie, Jr. (writer/director, b. 1952)
Son: Donald Petrie (film director, b. 2-Apr-1954)
Daughter: June Petrie
Daughter: Mary Petrie

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Wild Iris (5-Aug-2001)
    Walter and Henry (10-Jun-2001)
    Inherit the Wind (29-May-1999)
    The Assistant (11-Sep-1997)
    Calm at Sunset (1-Dec-1996)
    Lassie (22-Jul-1994)
    My Name Is Bill W. (30-Apr-1989)
    Cocoon: The Return (23-Nov-1988)
    Rocket Gibraltar (2-Sep-1988)
    Square Dance (20-Feb-1987)
    The Execution of Raymond Graham (17-Nov-1985)
    The Bay Boy (6-Sep-1984)
    The Dollmaker (13-May-1984)
    Six Pack (16-Jul-1982)
    Fort Apache the Bronx (6-Feb-1981)
    Resurrection (6-Sep-1980)
    The Betsy (9-Feb-1978)
    Sybil (14-Nov-1976)
    Lifeguard (23-Jul-1976)
    Eleanor and Franklin (11-Jan-1976)
    Buster and Billie (21-Aug-1974)
    The Gun and the Pulpit (3-Apr-1974)
    Cat and Mouse (9-Mar-1974)
    The Neptune Factor (26-Jun-1973)
    Moon of the Wolf (26-Sep-1972)
    A Howling in the Woods (5-Nov-1971)
    Silent Night, Lonely Night (16-Dec-1969)
    The Spy with a Cold Nose (19-Dec-1966)
    The Idol (10-Aug-1966)
    Stolen Hours (16-Oct-1963)
    The Main Attraction (Nov-1962)
    A Raisin in the Sun (29-May-1961)
    The Bramble Bush (24-Feb-1960)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Into the Night (15-Feb-1985)

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