David Angell: Difference between revisions

| name             = David Angell

| image           = Davidangell.png

| caption         = Angell in 2000

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| birth_date       = {{birth date|1946|4|10}}

| birth_place     = [[Providence, Rhode Island]], U.S.

| death_date       = {{Death date and age|2001|9|11|1946|4|10}}

| death_place     = New York City, U.S.

| years_active     = 1977–2001

| alma_mater       = [[Providence College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])

| spouse           = {{marriage|Lynn Edwards|August 14, 1971}}

| notable_works     = ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]''<br />''[[Frasier]]''

| occupation       = {{Flatlist|

| relatives       = [[Kenneth Angell]] (brother)

| awards           = 8 Emmy Awards

| module           = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes

  | allegiance       = United States

  | branch           = [[United States Army]]

  | serviceyears    = 1971-1972  

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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|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>

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/>

Angell and his wife Lynn died in the 2001 [[September 11 attacks]] at the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|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.<ref name=Guardian/><ref>{{cite news|last=Bowen|first=Kit|date=September 14, 2001|url=https://www.hollywood.com/general/news-commentator-frasier-producer-among-hijacking-victims-57179466|url-status=live|archive-date=16 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216025745/https://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/1091690/news-commentator-frasier-producer-among-hijacking-victims?page=all|title=News commentator, "Frasier" producer among hijacking victims|publisher=[[Hollywood.com]]|quote=Writer-producer David Angell, one of the co-creators of the television series Frasier and Wings, was on board American Airlines Flight 11 with his wife, Lynn, headed from Boston to Los Angeles. This plane was the first to crash, striking the north tower of the World Trade Center.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Angell, Olson among industry victims|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 12, 2001}}</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>{{-}}