David Lawrence Angell (April 10, 1946 – September 11, 2001) was an American television situation comedy producer. Angell won multiple Emmy Awards as the creator and executive producer, along with Peter Casey and David Lee, of the comedy series Frasier. He died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.^[1] This work is copyrighted. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image:RI towns Barrington. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... An Emmy Award. ... This article is about the TV series. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... The primary role of a television producer is to coordinate and control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. ... An Emmy Award. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation). ... This article is about the state. ...

Biography

Angell was born in West Barrington, Rhode Island, and he received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Providence College. He entered the army upon graduation and served at the Pentagon until 1972. He then moved to Boston and worked as a methods analyst at an engineering company and later at an insurance firm in Rhode Island. Image:RI towns Barrington. ... This page refers to a college in Rhode Island. ... This article is about the United States military building. ... Boston redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Career

Angell moved to Los Angeles in 1977. His first script was sold to the producers of the Annie Flynn series. Five years later, he sold his second script to Archie Bunker's Place. In 1983, he joined Cheers as a staff writer. In 1985, Angell joined forces with Peter Casey and David Lee as Cheers supervising producers/writers. The trio received 37 Emmy Award nominations and won 24 Emmy Awards, including the above-mentioned for Frasier, as well as an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy for Cheers, in 1989, which Angell, Casey, Lee and the series' other producers shared, and Outstanding Writing/Comedy Emmy for Cheers, which Angell received in 1984. After working together as producers on Cheers, Angell, Casey and Lee formed "Grub Street Productions." In 1990, they created and executive-produced the comedy series Wings. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Archie Bunkers Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a continuation of All in the Family. ... This article is about the TV series. ... An Emmy Award. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... Wings is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from April 19, 1990 to May 14, 1997. ...

Death

Angell was returning to Los Angeles, California with his wife Lynn after attending a family wedding in Chatham, Massachusetts, when they were killed on American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11, 2001 attacks as Flight 11 was hijacked and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center; the crash eventually caused the building to collapse. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Seal of Chatham, MA Chatham is a town located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. ... Flight 11 redirects here. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation). ...

On the Frasier series finale, the characters of Daphne and Niles gave birth to a son, named David in dedication to Angell. In delivering his eulogy, David Lee credited Angell with coining the word "boinking" as a euphemism for sex on Cheers. He cited this as an example of one of the comedic contributions he made. Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson also spoke at the funeral. Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a six-time Emmy and a two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor who is best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, whom he played for nine years on Cheers... Ted Danson (born Edward Bridge Danson III on December 29, 1947) is an American actor most notable for his television work, and specifically, for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. ...

The American Screenwriters Association now gives out an annual David Angell Humanitarian Award, in honor of Angell. The award is given to an individual in the entertainment industry who contributes to global well-being through donations of time, expertise or other support to improve the human condition.

References

1. ^ "Angell, Olson among industry victims", The Hollywood Reporter, September 12, 2001. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 

• "David Angell, a Creator and Writer for 'Frasier' Sitcom, Dies at 54", The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. 

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External links

• David Angell at the Internet Movie Database