Background
Petrie, Daniel Mannix was born on November 26, 1920 in Glace Bay, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of William Mark and Mary (Campbell) Petrie. came to the United States, 1945.
Petrie, Daniel Mannix was born on November 26, 1920 in Glace Bay, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of William Mark and Mary (Campbell) Petrie. came to the United States, 1945.
Bachelor, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1942. Doctor of Letters (honorary), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1974. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1945.
Postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1948. Doctor of Letters (honorary), St. Francis Xavier University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University College Cape Breton.
Chairman Center for Advanced Film and television Studies American Film Institute, 1987-1995, American Film Institute Conservatory Board Advisory Committee, 1995-1998.
Served as Lieutenant Canadian Army, 1942. Member Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Director's Guild American (1st vice president 1981-1995), American Film Institute (chairman), Academy television Arts. M C.
Married Dorothea Grundy, October 27, 1946. Children: Daniel Mannix, Donald Mark, Mary Susan and June Anne (twins).