# 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 | Result |
| 1975 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger | Won |
| 1975 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" | Ed. Weinberger | Won |
| 1975 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Episodic Comedy | The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" | Ed. Weinberger | Nominated |
| 1976 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger | Won |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger | Won |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "The Last Show" | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Bob Ellison, David Lloyd, Ed. Weinberger | Won |
| 1978 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Episodic Comedy | The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "The Last Show" | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Bob Ellison, David Lloyd, Ed. Weinberger | Nominated |
| 1979 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger | Won |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger | Won |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | The Associates: "The Censors" | Ed. Weinberger | Nominated |
| 1981 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger | Won |
| 1981 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Episodic Comedy | The Associates: "The Censors" | Ed. Weinberger | Nominated |
| 1982 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Ken Estin, Howard Gewirtz, Ian Praiser, Richard Sakai, Ed. Weinberger | Nominated |
| 1983 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | James L. Brooks, Ken Estin, Richard Sakai, Sam Simon, Ed. Weinberger | Nominated |
| 1989 | Gemini Awards | Best Dramatic Mini-Series | Glory! Glory! | Bonny Dore, Jonathan Goodwill, Michael MacMillan, Seaton McLean | Nominated |
| 1989 | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Glory! Glory! | Jacqueline Lefèvre | Nominated |
| 1992 | CINE Competition | CINE Golden Eagle | Monkey House | Bruce Campbell, Jonathan Goodwill, Allan King, Gordon Mark, Michael MacMillan, Harold Tichenor, Max E. Youngstein | Won |
| 1993 | CableACE Award | Dramatic or Theatrical Special | Monkey House: "Fortitude" | Chris Bailey, Michael MacMillan, Jonathan Goodwill, Wayne Tourell | Won |
| 1993 | CableACE Award | Writing in a Dramatic Series | Monkey House: "Fortitude" | | Won |
| 1993 | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Monkey House | | Nominated |