Emmy-Winning ‘The Simpsons’ Writer Dies at 61
Dan McGrath wrote for some of the biggest comedy series of all time.
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Television writer Dan McGrath has passed away at the age of 61. His sister, Gail Garabadian, confirmed that he died in NYU Langone Hospital on Friday after suffering a stroke. The Emmy-winning writer leaves behind a stellar comedic legacy with writing and producing credits on The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill, Gravity Falls and Mission Hill. McGrath was a key contributor to The Simpsons so-called “Golden Era,” contributing to 50 episodes of the show between 1992 and 1994, including “Mr. Plow,” “Marge vs. the Monorail” and “Deep Space Homer.” His writing on “Homer’s Phobia,” the progressive episode exploring intolerance, won him an Emmy. He also wrote 24 sketches for Saturday Night Live in the early ’90s for stars including Macaulay Culkin, Steve Martin, and Sharon Stone. McGrath was born in Brooklyn in 1964 and taught “comedy and cultural theory” classes at The Center for Fiction.
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