Daniel Petrie Biography (1920-)

Full name, Daniel Mannix Petrie; born November 26, 1920, in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada; immigrated to the United States, 1945; son of William Mark (asoft-drink manufacturer) and Mary Anne (maiden name, Campbell) Petrie; married Dorothea Grundy (a producer, actress, and novelist), October 27, 1946; children: Daniel Mannix, Jr. (a writer, producer, director, and actor), Donald Mark (a director and actor), Mary Susan and June Anne (twins). Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, actor, screenwriter
Birth Details: November 26, 1920; Glacier Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Broadway debut) Charlie, Kiss Them for Me, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1945
Major Tours
Understudy, then Nels, I Remember Mama, U.S. cities, 1946-1947
Stage Director
A Shadow of My Enemy, American National Theatre Academy, New YorkCity, 1957
The Cherry Orchard,Sombrero Playhouse, Phoenix, AZ, then Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach, FL, 1959
Who'll Save the Ploughboy?, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1962
Mornin' Sun, Phoenix Theatre, 1963
Conversations in the Dark, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1963-1964, 1972
Monopoly (four short plays, "Make Like a Dog," "Suburban Tragedy,""Princess Rebecca Birnbaum," and "Young Married Play Monopoly"), Stage 73, New York City, 1966
Volpone, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, 1971
A Lesson from Aloes, 1981
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Man at trash dumpster, Six Pack, 1982
"Kalijak" director, Into the Night, Universal, 1985
Film Director
The Bramble Bush, Warner Bros., 1960
A Raisin in the Sun, Columbia, 1961
The Main Attraction, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
Stolen Hours, United Artists, 1963
The Idol, Embassy, 1965
The Spy with a Cold Nose, Embassy, 1966
The Neptune Factor (also known as An Underwater Odyssey andThe Neptune Disaster), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Buster and Billie, Columbia, 1973
Lifeguard, Paramount, 1974
The Betsy (also known as Harold Robbins' The Betsy), AlliedArtists, 1978
Resurrection, Universal, 1980
Fort Apache, The Bronx, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Six Pack, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
The Bay Boy, Orion, 1984
(And coproducer) Square Dance (also known as Home Is Where theHeart Is), Island, 1986
Rocket Gibraltar, Columbia, 1988
Cocoon: The Return, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Lassie, Paramount, 1994
(And producer) The Assistant, 1997
Television Appearances
Episodic
The Golden Age of Television, PBS, 1981
Specials
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier, Lifetime, 1999
Television Director
Movies
The Prince and the Pauper, 1957

Wuthering Heights, 1958
Oliver Twist, 1959
Treasure Island, 1960
Victory, NBC, 1960
Silent Night, Lonely Night, NBC, 1969
Big Fish, Little Fish, PBS, 1970
A Howling in the Woods, NBC, 1971
A Stranger in Town, ABC, 1972
Moon of the Wolf, ABC, 1972
Trouble Comes to Town, ABC, 1973
Mousey (also known as Cat and Mouse), ABC, 1974
Returning Home, ABC, 1975
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking, PBS, 1976
Sybil, NBC, 1976
Eleanor and Franklin, ABC, 1976
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, ABC, 1977
The Quinns, ABC, 1977
The Dollmaker, ABC, 1984
The Execution of Raymond Graham, 1985
Half a Lifetime, HBO, 1986
(And producer) "My Name Is Bill W.," Hallmark Hall of Fame, ABC, 1989
(And producer) Mark Twain and Me, The Disney Channel, 1991
(And producer) A Town Torn Apart (also known as Doc: The DennisLittky Story), NBC, 1992
Kissinger and Nixon, TNT, 1995
(And producer) Calm at Sunset (also known as Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn), CBS, 1996
Monday After the Miracle, CBS, 1998
(As Daniel Petrie, Sr.) Inherit the Wind, Showtime, 1999
Walter and Henry, Showtime, 2001
Wild Iris, Showtime, 2001
Miniseries
Seasons of Love, CBS, 1998
Pilots
The City, ABC, 1971
Hec Ramsey (also known as The Century Turns), NBC, 1972
The Gun and the Pulpit, ABC, 1974
Specials
Hawkins Falls, NBC, 1950
Episodic
Panhandle Pete and Jennifer, NBC, 1950-1951
The Billy Rose Show, ABC, 1950-1951
Somerset Maugham Theatre, ABC, 1951
Assignment: Manhunt, NBC, 1951-1952
Treasury Men in Action, NBC, 1952
Short, Short Drama, NBC, 1952-1953
Excursion, CBS, 1953
Omnibus, CBS, 1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre, CBS, 1953
Justice, NBC, 1954
Armstrong Circle Theatre, NBC, 1954
"Hearts and Hollywood," Elgin TV Hour, ABC, 1954
"The Stingiest Man in Town," The Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1956
The U.S. Steel Hour, ABC, CBS, 1955-1958
DuPont Show of the Month, CBS, 1958-1961
The Defenders, CBS, 1962
East Side/West Side, CBS, 1963
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," Bob Hope Chrysler Show,NBC, 1963
San Francisco International Airport, NBC, 1970
The Man and the City, 1971
McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1971
Also directed episodes of N.Y.P.D., ABC; Marcus Welby, M.D.(also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor), ABC; Medical Center, CBS; The Lawyers, NBC; Ironside (also known as The Raymond Burr Show), NBC; Studio One (also known as Studio One SummerTheatre; Studio One in Hollywood; Summer Theatre; Westinghouse Studio One; Westinghouse Summer Theatre); Revlon MirrorTheater; "Epitaph for a Golden Girl," Pursuit; Way Out; Great Ghost Tales; The Nurses (also known as The Doctors and the Nurses); Seaway; Banyon; Hec Ramsey; The Hidden Room, Lifetime.
Television Producer
Episodic
Studs' Place, NBC, 1950
WRITINGS
Screenplays
The Bay Boy, 1984
The Assistant, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Saturday Night, December, 1995, p. 58

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