Daniel Petrie, Sr.

On his early life and influences; on his early interest in sports and in performing

On deciding what to do with his life; on his education

On serving in the Royal Canadian Army; on taking courses at NBC

On his earliest experiences with television; on being cast in a Broadway play; on teaching at Creighton University, using their broadcast facilities

On Johnny Carson; on directing Studs' Place, starring Studs Terkel; on how the studio was set up for Studs' Place

On how guest actors were much more at ease on their second appearances on Studs' Place; on the writing process of Studs' Place during rehearsals; on having "creative differences" arguments with Studs Terkel on Studs' Place, and on what made Studs Terkel popular

On directing Panhandle Pete and Jennifer; on going from Chicago to NBC in New York to direct The Billy Rose Show; on dealing with different temperaments while directing The Billy Rose Show

On Chicago's contribution to television in the 1950s, and on the end of Studs' Place; on learning on the job to be a director in early television, and on the craft of directing television

On his process for directing live programming in the 1950s; on using his previous experience on stage when directing television, and on keeping his temper in check; on the experience of directing a live television production in the 1950s

On directing The Alcoa Hour for producer Herbert Brodkin and Alex Segal; on directing an Armstrong Circle Theatre, featuring Fred Allen; on directing Treasury Men in Action, and on his experience with the Hollywood Blacklist

On dealing with the Hollywood Blacklist; on directing "Excursion," a segment of an Omnibus episode featuring Kim Stanley

On directing the pilot for Justice and appearing as an actor in the show; on directing the The United States Steel Hour episode "Bang the Drum Slowly," starring Paul Newman

On directing The DuPont Show of the Month, adaptations of classic books producer David Susskind; on working with James Dean; on directing the Art Carney Special "Victory"

On directing the features film "The Bramble Bush" and "A Raisin in the Sun"; on directing The Defenders, and on feature films versus television; on directing Bob Hope Presents Chrysler Theatre

On directing Bob Hope Presents Chrysler Theatre; on not having "final cut" as a director; on directing Silent Night, Lonely Night

On directing Ironside, starring Raymond Burr; on directing McMillan & Wife, starring Rock Hudson

On directing Marcus Welby, M.D. and Medical Center; on directing Sally Field and Joanne Woodward in Sybil

On the challenges of directing Sybil; on directing Eleanor and Franklin, with Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann, for which he won an Emmy Award

On how he feels about his projects when he has finished directing them; on directing Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

On directing Jane Fonda in The Dollmaker; on directing "Cocoon: The Return," starring Hume Cronyn; on directing My Name Is Bill W.

On directing Hallmark Hall of Fame; on directing Kissinger and Nixon for TNT, starring Beau Bridges and Ron Silver; on directing Calm at Sunset and Inherit the Wind, with Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott

On how directing for network compares to directing for cable; on career and personal highlights

On advice to aspiring television directors; on filmmakers who inspired him