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Daniel Mannix Petrie[1] (November 26, 1920 – August 22, 2004) was a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject matter.
Daniel Petrie Jr. is a Canadian-American producer, writer, and director of film and television. He is known for creating the sub-genres of action comedy and buddy cop films, such as Beverly Hills Cop and Turner & Hooch.
Daniel Petrie was born on 26 November 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 22 August 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Aug 24, 2004 · Canadian-born director Daniel Petrie, whose film A Raisin in the Sun and other work often explored difficult subjects and the human condition, died Sunday. Petrie, 83, died of cancer Sunday at...
Daniel Petrie was a Canadian director and producer who made films such as A Raisin in the Sun and The Assistant. He was born in 1920, married to Dorothea G. Petrie, and died in 2004.
- November 26, 1920
- August 22, 2004
Aug 24, 2004 · 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, has died. He was 83.
Aug 22, 2004 · 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.
