Daniel Petrie

Daniel Mannix Petrie (Noviembre 26, 1920 - 22 de Agosto de 2004) lo que a Canadian television and movie director. Petrie was born en Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Mary Anne (née Campbell and Mark Petrie, a refresco manufacturer. He moved to the United States " en 1945. One of his most famous créditos lo 1961's A Raisin in the Sun, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the Festival de Cine de Cannes. Así que He dirigida por Buster and Billie (1974), el Premio de la Academia-nominated Resurrection (1980), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) y Cocoon: The Return (1988). He dirigida well-known de televisión y películas, such as Sybil and Eleanor and Franklin, y producido a 1999 remake de Inherit the Wind. His película were rarely box office successes, but they often característica large well-known casts (such as 1978's The Betsy, protagonizada por Laurence Olivier y Robert Duvall), and his película are among the earliest pantalla appearances by búsqueda stars as Winona Ryder (Square Dance) y Kiefer Sutherland (The Bay Boy). Petrie died of cancer at the age of 83 en Los Ángeles, California. He is survived by his sons, Daniel and Donald, who are both well-known de los escritores/directores.