Daniel Petrie, Jr. (born 1952), the son of Daniel Petrie, Sr., is perhaps best known as the one of the screenwriters of the mid-1980s hit movie, Beverly Hills Cop. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Daniel M. Petrie (November 26, 1920, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada - August 22, 2004, Los Angeles, California) was a television and movie director. ... MacGyver is one of the symbols of the 1980s in America The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ...
He is currently (October 2004) president of the western chapter of the Writers Guild of America. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States. ...
LOS ANGELES -- DanielPetrie, 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, died of cancer Sunday at his Los Angeles home, said his son, DanielPetrieJr.
Petrie won directing Emmys for 1976's "Eleanor and Franklin" and for "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" in 1977.
Petrie also wrote and directed a 1984 autobiographical movie, "The Bay Boy," which won Genie awards, Canada's equivalent of the Oscar, for best picture and best screenplay.
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