Daniel Petrie - Turner Classic Movies

About

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Birth Place

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, CA

Born

November 26, 1920

Died

August 22, 2004

Cause of Death

Died Of Cancer

Biography

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The prolific directorial career of Daniel Petrie does not end simply with his oeuvre but continues on with a new generation of actors, producers, directors, and writers in the form of his two sons, Daniel Jr. and Donald, and his twin daughters, Mary and June. Petrie began his career, like many up-and-coming directors of the 1950s, cutting his teeth on the corporate sponsor-produced drama...

Filmography

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Walter and Henry (2001)

Wild Iris (2001)

Inherit the Wind (1999)

Monday After the Miracle (1998)

The Assistant (1997)

Calm at Sunset (1996)

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Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) -- (Movie Clip) I Wasn't No Rich White Woman

Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) -- (Movie Clip) That Check Coming Today?

Biography

The prolific directorial career of Daniel Petrie does not end simply with his oeuvre but continues on with a new generation of actors, producers, directors, and writers in the form of his two sons, Daniel Jr. and Donald, and his twin daughters, Mary and June. Petrie began his career, like many up-and-coming directors of the 1950s, cutting his teeth on the corporate sponsor-produced dramas of early television: "The Motorola Television Hour," "Goodyear Playhouse," "Kraft Theatre," and "The DuPont Show of the Month," to name a few. He branched into features in a big way with the 1961 adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," a film that not only solidified Sidney Poitier's standing in Hollywood as a major star but also brought Petrie a Golden Palm nomination at the Cannes Film Festival. He would continue this practice--working extensively on episodic television while peppering his resume with the occasional feature film--until the 1970s, when he turned to made-for-TV films and big-screen productions for the remainder of his career. His most productive and artistically successful flourish came in the 1980s, beginning with the remarkable sleeper "Resurrection," the heady crime drama "Fort Apache the Bronx," the Jane Fonda TV vehicle "The Dollmaker," and the movie with one of Burt Lancaster's last starring roles, "Rocket Gibraltar," in 1988. Petrie turned to TV movies exclusively in the 1990s and succumbed to cancer in 2004.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

Walter and Henry (2001)

Wild Iris (2001)

Inherit the Wind (1999)

Monday After the Miracle (1998)

The Assistant (1997)

Calm at Sunset (1996)

Kissinger and Nixon (1995)

A Town Torn Apart (1992)

My Name Is Bill W. (1989)

Cocoon: the Return (1988)

Rocket Gibraltar (1988)

Square Dance (1987)

The Dollmaker (1984)

The Bay Boy (1984)

The Execution of Raymond Graham (1984)

Six Pack (1982)

Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)

Resurrection (1980)

The Betsy (1978)

The Quinns (1977)

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

Lifeguard (1976)

Returning Home (1975)

The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)

The Neptune Factor (1973)

Trouble Comes to Town (1973)

Buster and Billie (1973)

Moon Of The Wolf (1972)

Hec Ramsey (1972)

The City (1971)

A Howling in the Woods (1971)

The Spy With a Cold Nose (1966)

The Idol (1966)

The Main Attraction (1963)

Stolen Hours (1963)

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

The Bramble Bush (1960)

Cast (Feature Film)

The Story of Lassie (1994)

Into The Night (1985)

Writer (Feature Film)

The Assistant (1997)

The Bay Boy (1984)

Producer (Feature Film)

The Assistant (1997)

Calm at Sunset (1996)

A Town Torn Apart (1992)

My Name Is Bill W. (1989)

Square Dance (1987)

Special Thanks (Feature Film)

Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)

Special Thanks To

Director (Special)

Half a Lifetime (1986)

The Prince and the Pauper (1957)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1956)

Director (TV Mini-Series)

Mark Twain & Me (1991)

Producer (TV Mini-Series)

Mark Twain & Me (1991)

Life Events

Videos

Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) -- (Movie Clip) I Wasn't No Rich White Woman We’ve just met Claudia McNeil, in the role she played on Broadway, as mother Lena, conferring with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruby Dee), returning to her Chicago apartment, discussing her grandson, her son, and the $10,000 insurance check she’s expecting following her husband’s death, in A Raisin In The Sun, 1961.

Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) -- (Movie Clip) That Check Coming Today? Opening, Daniel Petrie directing from Lorraine Hansberry’s screenplay based on her New York Drama Critics’ Circle Best-Play winner, Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee as Walter and Ruth, in their Broadway roles, Stephen Perry their son Travis, in A Raisin In The Sun, 1961, also starring Claudia McNeil and Diana Sands.

Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) -- (Movie Clip) That Was My Biggest Mistake Having committed to invest in a liquor store, frustrated Chicago chauffeur Walter (Sidney Poitier) returns home, interested only in the insurance check his mother (Claudia McNeil) just received for his father’s death, unaware that his wife (Ruby Dee) is pregnant, and has visited an abortionist, in A Raisin In The Sun, 1961.

Raisin In The Sun, A (1961) -- (Movie Clip) Get Married And Shut Up! Scrapping with neighbors over the bathroom, Diana Sands is introduced as Beneatha, sister of frustrated Walter (Sidney Poitier), who’s been fighting with his wife Ruth (Ruby Dee) about the insurance check their mother is about to receive after their father’s death, in playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In The Sun, 1961.

Raisin in the Sun, A - (Original Trailer) Producer David Susskind, never reluctant to appear on camera, promotes Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee in his production of the award-winning play A Raisin in the Sun, 1961.

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