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- Caption: Daniel Petrie
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Daniel Petrie Sr. made television history in 1977, when he directed three of the five Emmy Award nominees for Best Production—SYBIL, ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN: THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS and HARRY TRUMAN: PLAIN SPEAKING. When the votes were tabulated, ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN:THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS and SYBIL tied for Best Production. For the second consecutive year, Petrie won the Emmy for Best Director for THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS. The previous year, he won both Best Director and Best Production for ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN.
In total, Petrie has been nominated for12 Emmy Awards and has won eight times, for either Best Production or Best Director. He has also been the recipient of the Golden Globe, the Genie (Canada's Oscar), the Cable Ace, the Christopher, the Peabody and the Directors Guild of America Award, as well as directing both Ellen Burstyn and Eva LeGallienne to Academy Award nominations for RESURRECTION.
Other distinguished television specials include WILD IRIS, WALTER AND HENRY, INHERIT THE WIND, AFTER THE MIRACLE, KISSINGER AND NIXON, MY NAME IS BILL W. and THE DOLLMAKER. Feature films include THE ASSISTANT, COCOON: THE RETURN, SQUARE DANCE, THE BAY BOY, RESURRECTION and A RAISIN IN THE SUN.
Petrie is a graduate of St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, holds graduate degrees from Columbia University and completed the Doctoral Program (no dissertation) at Northwestern University. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from St. Francis Xavier and University College of Cape Breton. He is on the Council and Board of the Directors Guild and the American Film Institute and is a member of the Canadian Directors Guild.
Petrie makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife, Dorothea. His children—-Dan Jr., Donald and twins Mary and June—have all followed in his footsteps as producers, writers and directors. - Actor/Actress/Director: Daniel Petrie Sr
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