Graham Petrie (writer) explained

Graham Petrie (December 10, 1939 – December 9, 2023) was a Scottish-Canadian academic and writer.^[1] He was a literature and film studies professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.^[2]

Petrie was born in Penang, British Malaya, to Scottish parents and was raised and educated primarily in Scotland.^[1] He initially joined McMaster University as a professor of English,^[3] with his academic focus evolving toward film during his time with the institution.

In addition to his academic works, Petrie published the novel Seahorse in 1980,^[4] and was a shortlisted nominee for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1981.^[1] In 1996, Soho Press published his second novel The Siege^[5] simultaneously with a reissue of Seahorse.^[1] He also published the short story "Village Theatre" in John Robert Colombo's 1981 anthology Not to Be Taken at Night.^[6]

Petrie died on December 9, 2023, at the age of 83.^[7]

Works

Nonfiction

• Book: Petrie, Graham . The Cinema of François Truffaut . 1970 . A.S. Barnes . New York, NY . 9780498076497. ^[8]
• Book: Petrie, Graham . History Must Answer to Man: The Contemporary Hungarian Cinema . 1981 . 2nd . Corvina Kiadó . Budapest, Hungary . 9789631313048. ^[2]
• Book: Petrie, Graham . Hollywood Destinies: European Directors in America, 1922–1931 . 1985 . London, UK . . 9780710201614. ^[9]
• Book: Before the Wall Came Down: Soviet and East European Filmmakers Working in the West . Petrie . Graham . Dwyer . Ruth . 1990 . . Lanham, MD . 9780819178596. ^[2]
• Book: Johnston . Vida T. . Petrie . Graham . 1994 . . . 9780253331373. Bloomington, IN. ^[2]

Fiction

• Book: Petrie, Graham . Seahorse . 1980 . . London, UK . 9780094637108.
• Book: Petrie, Graham . The Siege . 1996 . . New York, NY . 9781569470763. ^[1]

Notes and References

1. "Double the impact". Toronto Star, June 17, 1995.
2. Book: Broomer, Stephen . Hamilton Babylon: A History of the McMaster Film Board . 2016 . . Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 9781442647787.
3. "Historian says Bergman one of few authentic movie geniuses". Toronto Star, January 13, 1976.
4. "2 first novels take us into fable, myth". Toronto Star, October 24, 1981.
5. "16th century fantasy has cruel twist". Toronto Star, January 20, 1996.
6. "A serving of chillers for the scary season". The Globe and Mail, October 31, 1981.
7. Web site: Graham Petrie . . . December 16, 2023.
8. "Wild Child: Truffaut's return to greatness". The Globe and Mail, January 23, 1971.
9. "Crossed cultures in Hollywood". The Globe and Mail, February 22, 1986.