Donald Petrie

American film director
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Donald Petrie

Summary

Donald Petrie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manhattan[2]. He was born on April 2, 1954[3]. He worked as a film director[4], television actor[5], and film actor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Manhattan[2], Donald Petrie…
  • Donald Petrie was born on April 2, 1954[3].
  • Donald Petrie's mother was Dorothea G. Petrie[8].
  • Donald Petrie held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Donald Petrie's native language[10].
  • Donald Petrie worked as a film director[4].
  • Donald Petrie's professions included television actor[5].
  • Donald Petrie's professions included film actor[6].
  • Donald Petrie is recorded as male[11].
  • Donald Petrie's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Donald Petrie's genre is comedy film[13].
  • Donald Petrie's genre is melodrama[14].
  • Donald Petrie's Commons category is recorded as Donald Petrie[15].
  • Donald Petrie's family name is recorded as Petrie[16].
  • Donald Petrie's given name is recorded as Donald[17].
  • Donald Petrie's work location is recorded as United States[18].
  • Donald Petrie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Donald Petrie's start of work period is recorded as 1976[20].
  • Donald Petrie's writing language is recorded as English[21].
  • Donald Petrie's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Donald Petrie[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1954-04-02[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 46906b77-e1c3-4ea4-9d48-6e4f2ada47ae[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Donald Petrie was born in Manhattan[2]. He was born on April 2, 1954[3]. His mother was Dorothea G. Petrie[8]. English was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], television actor[5], and film actor[6].

Why It Matters

Donald Petrie ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Donald Petrie born?

Donald Petrie was born in Manhattan[2].

Who were Donald Petrie's parents?

Donald Petrie's mother was Dorothea G. Petrie[8].

What did Donald Petrie do for work?

Donald Petrie worked as film director[4], television actor[5], and film actor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Donald
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