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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Mannix Petrie (November 26, 1920 - August 22, 2004) was a Canadian television and movie director. Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Mary Anne (née Campbell) and William Mark Petrie, a soft-drink manufacturer. He moved to the United States in 1945. 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), the Academy Award-nominated Resurrection (1980), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). He directed well-known television movies such as Sybil and Eleanor and Franklin, and produced a 1999 remake of Inherit the Wind. His films were rarely box office successes, but they often feature large well-known casts (such as 1978's The Betsy, starring Laurence Olivier and...
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IronsideSeries • 1967
The WaltonsSeries • 1972
Studio OneSeries • 1948
The DefendersSeries • 1961
Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
The Name of the GameSeries • 1968
McMillan & WifeSeries • 1971
The United States Steel HourSeries • 1953
DuPont Show of the MonthSeries • 1957
Play of the WeekSeries • 1959
Into the NightMovie • 1985
SybilSeries • 1976
Cocoon: The ReturnMovie • 1988
LifeguardMovie • 1976
LassieMovie • 1994
Fort Apache, the BronxMovie • 1981
The BetsyMovie • 1978
Inherit the WindMovie • 1999
Moon of the WolfMovie • 1972
Rocket GibraltarMovie • 1988
The Neptune FactorMovie • 1973
A Raisin in the SunMovie • 1961
ResurrectionMovie • 1980