Stan Daniels

• Name — Stan Daniels • Birth Name — Stanley Edwin Daniels • Born — 1934 7 31 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Died — 2007 4 6 • Place of death — Encino, California, U.S. • Occupation — Screenwriter, producer and director • Spouse — Alene Kamins (1957–2007; his death) • Children — 4 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.

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.

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.

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

• 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)

• 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)

• 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 Rocs 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)

• 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 • Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series — The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" — Ed. Weinberger • Writers Guild of America Awards — Episodic Comedy • 1976 — Primetime Emmy Awards — Outstanding Comedy Series — The Mary Tyler Moore Show — James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger • 1977 • 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 • 1978 — Writers Guild of America Awards — Episodic Comedy • 1979 — Primetime Emmy Awards — Outstanding Comedy Series — Taxi — James 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 • 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 • 1983 — James L. Brooks, Ken Estin, Richard Sakai, Sam Simon, Ed. Weinberger • 1989 — Gemini Awards — Best Dramatic Mini-Series — Glory! 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 • 1993 — CableACE Award — Dramatic or Theatrical Special — Monkey 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