Stan Daniels
Quick Facts
Biography
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' influence in comedy is noted by the joke setup 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 had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia for years, and he died of a heart attack in Encino, California.
Awards and nominations
Year | Result | Award | Category | Series | Shared with |
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1975 | Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Ed. Weinberger |
Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger | |
1976 | Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger |
1977 | Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Bob Ellison, David Lloyd, Ed. Weinberger |
Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger | |
1979 | Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger |
1980 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | The Associates | Ed. Weinberger |
Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger | |
1981 | Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger |
1982 | Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Ken Estin, Howard Gewirtz, Ian Praiser, Richard Sakai, Ed. Weinberger |
1983 | Won | Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Ken Estin, Richard Sakai, Sam Simon, Ed. Weinberger |
1992 | Won | CINE Competition | CINE Golden Eagle | Monkey House | Bruce Campbell, Jonathan Goodwill, Allan King, Gordon Mark, Michael MacMillan, Harold Tichenor, Max E. Youngstein |
1989 | Nominated | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Glory! Glory! | Jacqueline Lefèvre |
Nominated | Gemini Awards | Best Dramatic Mini-Series | Glory! Glory! | Bonny Dore, Jonathan Goodwill, Michael MacMillan, Seaton McLean | |
1993 | Nominated | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Monkey House |