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.

[edit] 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.^[1] His first television writing job was for The Dean Martin Show in 1956. There, he met his writing partner Ed. Weinberger.

[edit] 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.^[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."

[edit] Death

Daniels had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia for years, and he died of a heart attack in Encino, California.^[3]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)
• Faith (1991)
• For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
• The Substitute Wife (1994)
• The Kid (2001)

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stan Daniels at the Internet Movie Database
• Stan Daniels at TV.com
• Stan Daniels at Find a Grave