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name: "Stan Daniels"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stan-daniels"
roles: ["Creator","Director","Writer"]
born: "31 July 1934"
died: "6 April 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:53:37.320780+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Stan Daniels

Creator and director. Born 31 July 1934 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 6 April 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Creator, Director, Writer
- **Born:** 31 July 1934, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Died:** 6 April 2007
- **Active:** 1970–1978
- **Works often with:** David Davis, David Lloyd, Ed. Weinberger, Glen Charles, James Burrows, James L. Brooks

## Biography

Stan Daniels (1934–2007) was a Canadian-American screenwriter, producer and director. Born in Toronto, he studied at the University of Toronto and began doctoral work at Oxford University before entering television writing. His first credited television work was an episode of *The Dean Martin Show* in 1965, where he met his frequent writing partner Ed. Weinberger.

Daniels wrote for *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970) from 1973 to 1977 and served as a producer on the series. He co-created *Taxi* (1978) with James L. Brooks and David Davis, writing episodes and serving as executive producer. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1984 film *The Lonely Guy* and created the series *Roc* (1991). He won eight Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* and *Taxi*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Taxi* (1978), Creator, Director, Writer

## Also known for

- *The Lonely Guy* (1984), Screenplay

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