Stan Daniels
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Stanley Edwin Daniels (1934 – April 6, 2007) was a Canadian/American sitcom writer who won eight Emmy Awards for his work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi.
Born in Toronto to 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.[1] His first television writing job was for The Dean Martin Show in 1956. There, he met his writing partner Ed. Weinberger.
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.[2] An example of this may be Tony Blair claiming that the Good Friday Agreement is not a day for soundbites, then immediately going on to say that he "feel[s] the hand of history on [his] shoulders".
Daniels had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia for years, and he died of a heart attack in Encino, California.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (April 12, 2007). Stan Daniels, 72; TV writer and producer co-created "Taxi". Los Angeles Times
- ^ Stewart, Susan (April 14, 2007). Stan Daniels, 72, a Writer of Emmy-Winning Sitcoms, Dies. The New York Times
- ^ Associated Press (April 11, 2007). Heart Attack Kills TV Legend Stan Daniels.
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