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| birth_place = [[Providence, Rhode Island]], U.S. | | birth_place = [[Providence, Rhode Island]], U.S. | ||
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| death_place = New York City, U.S. | | death_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | ||
| years_active = 1977–2001 | | years_active = 1977–2001 | ||
| alma_mater = [[Providence College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | | alma_mater = [[Providence College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | ||
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'''David Lawrence Angell''' (April 10, 1946 – September 11, 2001)<ref name="legacy.com"/> was an American screenwriter and television producer, known for his work in sitcoms. He won multiple [[Emmy Award]]s as a ''[[Cheers]]'' writer and as the creator and executive producer of the sitcoms ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'' and ''[[Frasier]]'' with [[Peter Casey (screenwriter)|Peter Casey]] and [[David Lee (screenwriter)|David Lee]]. Heading home from their vacation on Cape Cod, Angell and his wife, Lynn, were killed aboard [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to hit the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] during the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/pictures/image/0,8543,-10404256105,00.html|title=US terrorism victims|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=September 12, 2013}}</ref> | '''David Lawrence Angell''' (April 10, 1946 – September 11, 2001)<ref name="legacy.com"/> was an American screenwriter and television producer, known for his work in sitcoms. He won multiple [[Emmy Award]]s as a ''[[Cheers]]'' writer and as the creator and executive producer of the sitcoms ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'' and ''[[Frasier]]'' with [[Peter Casey (screenwriter)|Peter Casey]] and [[David Lee (screenwriter)|David Lee]]. Heading home from their vacation on Cape Cod, Angell and his wife, Lynn, were killed aboard [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to hit the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] during the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/pictures/image/0,8543,-10404256105,00.html|title=US terrorism victims|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=September 12, 2013|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323154821/https://www.theguardian.com/pictures/image/0,8543,-10404256105,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Angell was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], to Henry and Mae (née Cooney) Angell. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from [[Providence College]].<ref name="legacy.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=91766&location=3|title=Remembering September 11, 2001: David Angell Obituary|work=Legacy.com|date=September 14, 2001 }}</ref> He married Lynn Edwards on August 14, 1971. Soon after Angell entered the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] upon graduation and served at [[the Pentagon]] until 1972.<ref name="legacy.com"/> He then moved to [[Boston]] and worked as a methods analyst at an engineering company and later at an insurance firm in [[Rhode Island]].<ref name=legacy>[http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=91766 Profile], legacy.com; accessed March 30, 2015.</ref> His brother, the [[Kenneth Angell|Most Rev. Kenneth Angell]], was a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] prelate and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington|Bishop of Burlington, Vermont]].<ref name=legacy/> | Angell was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], to Henry and Mae (née Cooney) Angell. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from [[Providence College]].<ref name="legacy.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=91766&location=3|title=Remembering September 11, 2001: David Angell Obituary|work=Legacy.com|date=September 14, 2001|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009211511/http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=91766&location=3|url-status=live}}</ref> He married Lynn Edwards on August 14, 1971. Soon after Angell entered the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] upon graduation and served at [[the Pentagon]] until 1972.<ref name="legacy.com"/> He then moved to [[Boston]] and worked as a methods analyst at an engineering company and later at an insurance firm in [[Rhode Island]].<ref name=legacy>[http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=91766 Profile], legacy.com; accessed March 30, 2015.</ref> His brother, the [[Kenneth Angell|Most Rev. Kenneth Angell]], was a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] prelate and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington|Bishop of Burlington, Vermont]].<ref name=legacy/> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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[[File:12.6.11AngellsPanelN-1ByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|left|The names of David Angell and his wife are located on Panel N-1 of the [[National September 11 Memorial]]'s North Pool, along with other passengers from Flight 11.]] | [[File:12.6.11AngellsPanelN-1ByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|left|The names of David Angell and his wife are located on Panel N-1 of the [[National September 11 Memorial]]'s North Pool, along with other passengers from Flight 11.]] | ||
The [[American Screenwriters Association]] awards the annual [[David Angell Humanitarian Award]] to any individual in the entertainment industry who contributes to global well-being through donations of time, expertise or other support to improve the human condition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.riheritagehalloffame.org/inductees_detail.cfm?iid=10|title=Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: David L. Angell, Inducted 2003|website=riheritagehalloffame.org|access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> | The [[American Screenwriters Association]] awards the annual [[David Angell Humanitarian Award]] to any individual in the entertainment industry who contributes to global well-being through donations of time, expertise or other support to improve the human condition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.riheritagehalloffame.org/inductees_detail.cfm?iid=10|title=Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: David L. Angell, Inducted 2003|website=riheritagehalloffame.org|access-date=September 28, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019122126/http://www.riheritagehalloffame.org/inductees_detail.cfm?iid=10|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In 2004, The Angell Foundation of Los Angeles, California, awarded Providence College a gift of $2 million for the Smith Center for the Arts.<ref name=":0" /> | In 2004, The Angell Foundation of Los Angeles, California, awarded Providence College a gift of $2 million for the Smith Center for the Arts.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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The two-part episode of ''Frasier'' to air after the attacks, "Don Juan in Hell" airing on September 25, 2001, ended with the memorial tribute, "In loving memory of our friends Lynn and David Angell". In "[[Goodnight, Seattle]]", the series finale that aired May 13, 2004, [[Niles Crane]] and [[Daphne Moon]]'s son was born, named David in tribute.<ref>{{Citation |title=Jane Leeves: Where I Was on 9 11 | date=July 29, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBsgwsupWp4 |access-date=2023-04-24 |language=en}}</ref> | The two-part episode of ''Frasier'' to air after the attacks, "Don Juan in Hell" airing on September 25, 2001, ended with the memorial tribute, "In loving memory of our friends Lynn and David Angell". In "[[Goodnight, Seattle]]", the series finale that aired May 13, 2004, [[Niles Crane]] and [[Daphne Moon]]'s son was born, named David in tribute.<ref>{{Citation |title=Jane Leeves: Where I Was on 9 11 | date=July 29, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBsgwsupWp4 |access-date=2023-04-24 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
At the [[National September 11 Memorial]], Angell and his wife are memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-1, along with other passengers from Flight 11.<ref>[http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4388 David Lawrence Angell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727095710/http://names.911memorial.org/ |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Memorial Guide: [[National 9/11 Memorial]]. Retrieved December 11, 2011.</ref>{{-}} | At the [[National September 11 Memorial]], Angell and his wife are memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-1, along with other passengers from Flight 11.<ref>[http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4388 David Lawrence Angell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727095710/http://names.911memorial.org/ |date=July 27, 2013}}. Memorial Guide: [[National 9/11 Memorial]]. Retrieved December 11, 2011.</ref>{{-}} | ||
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* {{cite web|url=https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/20-years-after-9-11-mountain-brook-womans-legacy-remains-larger-than-her-death/|author=Taylor, Drew|title=20 years after 9/11, Mountain Brook woman's legacy remains larger than her death|publisher=[[WIAT]]|date=September 11, 2021|access-date=September 13, 2021|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913160247/https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/20-years-after-9-11-mountain-brook-womans-legacy-remains-larger-than-her-death/}} | * {{cite web|url=https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/20-years-after-9-11-mountain-brook-womans-legacy-remains-larger-than-her-death/|author=Taylor, Drew|title=20 years after 9/11, Mountain Brook woman's legacy remains larger than her death|publisher=[[WIAT]]|date=September 11, 2021|access-date=September 13, 2021|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913160247/https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/20-years-after-9-11-mountain-brook-womans-legacy-remains-larger-than-her-death/}} | ||
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Early life
Angell was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Henry and Mae (née Cooney) Angell. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Providence College.[1] He married Lynn Edwards on August 14, 1971. Soon after Angell entered the U.S. Army upon graduation and served at the Pentagon until 1972.[1] He then moved to Boston and worked as a methods analyst at an engineering company and later at an insurance firm in Rhode Island.[3] His brother, the Most Rev. Kenneth Angell, was a Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of Burlington, Vermont.[3]
Career
Angell moved to Los Angeles in 1977.[1] His first script was sold to the producers of the Annie Flynn series. Five years later, he sold his second script, for the sitcom Archie Bunker's Place. In 1983, he joined Cheers as a staff writer.[1] In 1985, Angell joined forces with Peter Casey and David Lee as Cheers supervising producers/writers.[1] The trio received 37 Emmy Award nominations and won 24 Emmy Awards, including the above-mentioned for Frasier. They also won an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy for Cheers, in 1989, which Angell, Casey, Lee and the series' other producers shared, and an Outstanding Writing/Comedy Emmy for Cheers, which Angell received in 1984.[1] 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.[1]
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Death
Angell and his wife Lynn died in the 2001 September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in Manhattan. They were among the passengers of American Airlines Flight 11, who were all killed when the plane struck the North Tower of the complex.[2][4][5]
Legacy
The American Screenwriters Association awards the annual David Angell Humanitarian Award to any individual in the entertainment industry who contributes to global well-being through donations of time, expertise or other support to improve the human condition.[6]
In 2004, The Angell Foundation of Los Angeles, California, awarded Providence College a gift of $2 million for the Smith Center for the Arts.[6]
The two-part episode of Frasier to air after the attacks, "Don Juan in Hell" airing on September 25, 2001, ended with the memorial tribute, "In loving memory of our friends Lynn and David Angell". In "Goodnight, Seattle", the series finale that aired May 13, 2004, Niles Crane and Daphne Moon's son was born, named David in tribute.[7]
At the National September 11 Memorial, Angell and his wife are memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-1, along with other passengers from Flight 11.[8]
References
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