Stan Daniels

Stanley Edwin Daniels (July 31, 1934 – April 6, 2007) was a Canadian-American screenwriter, producer and director, who won eight Emmy Awards for his work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi.

Early life Born in Toronto to Jewish parents involved in vaudeville, Daniels earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of Toronto, then began studying for a doctorate from Oxford University. His first television writing job was for The Dean Martin Show in 1965. There, he met his writing partner Ed. Weinberger.

Career Daniels's influence in comedy is noted by the joke setup that is credited to him ("Stan Daniels turn") wherein "a character says something and then does an immediate 180-degree shift on what he just said," according to The Simpsons producer Al Jean. Daniels composed the music and wrote the lyrics for the 1976 musical So Long, 174th Street.

Death Daniels was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia a few years prior to his death. He died of a heart attack in Encino, California.

Filmography

Director Best of the West (1 episode, 1981) Taxi (1 episode, 1982) Mr. Smith (Unknown episodes, 1983) Dear John (5 episodes, 1988–1989) Flying Blind (2 episodes, 1993) Almost Perfect (Unknown episodes, 1995) High Society (1 episode, 1995) Partners (1 episode, 1996) Sparks (3 episodes, 1996–1997) Good News (4 episodes, 1997)

Producer The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Unknown episodes, 1970) Doc (Executive producer, 1 episode, 1976) The Betty White Show (Executive producer, unknown episodes, 1977) Cindy (1978) Taxi (Executive producer, unknown episodes) The Associates (Executive producer, unknown episodes) Glory! Glory! (1989) For Richer, for Poorer (Supervising producer, 1992) The Kid (Executive producer, 2001)

Writer The Dean Martin Show (1 episode, 1965) The Bill Cosby Show (1 episode, 1970) Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls (1970) Lily (1970) Phyllis (Unknown episodes) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (12 episodes, 1973–1977) Cindy (1978) Taxi (3 episodes, 1978) The Associates (13 episodes, 1979) Mr. Smith (5 episodes, 1983) The Lonely Guy (1984) Glory! Glory! (1989) Getting There (1990) Roc (1 episode, 1991) Daniels wrote Roc'''s pilot episode, and was credited throughout the series' three-season run as creator. Faith (1991) For Richer, for Poorer (1992) The Substitute Wife (1994) The Kid'' (2001)

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Shared with Result1975Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger Outstanding Writing in a Comedy SeriesThe Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?"Ed. Weinberger Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Comedy 1976Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowJames L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger 1977 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy SeriesThe Mary Tyler Moore Show: "The Last Show"James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Bob Ellison, David Lloyd, Ed. Weinberger 1978 Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Comedy 1979Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesTaxiJames L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger 1980 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series The Associates: "The Censors" Ed. Weinberger 1981 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Comedy Series Taxi James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Comedy The Associates: "The Censors" Ed. Weinberger 1982Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesTaxi James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Ken Estin, Howard Gewirtz, Ian Praiser, Richard Sakai, Ed. Weinberger 1983 James L. Brooks, Ken Estin, Richard Sakai, Sam Simon, Ed. Weinberger 1989Gemini Awards Best Dramatic Mini-SeriesGlory! Glory! Bonny Dore, Jonathan Goodwill, Michael MacMillan, Seaton McLean Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Jacqueline Lefèvre 1992 CINE Competition CINE Golden Eagle Monkey House Bruce Campbell, Jonathan Goodwill, Allan King, Gordon Mark, Michael MacMillan, Harold Tichenor, Max E. Youngstein 1993CableACE Award Dramatic or Theatrical SpecialMonkey House: "Fortitude" Chris Bailey, Michael MacMillan, Jonathan Goodwill, Wayne Tourell Writing in a Dramatic Series Gemini Awards Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Monkey House