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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Trisha Kae Andrada

'Simpsons' Writer Dan McGrath Dead at 61: Emmy Winner Behind Golden-Era Classics Remembered as a 'Quiet Genius'

KEY POINTS

  • One of his most iconic works was 'Homer's Phobia,' for which he won an Emmy in 1997.
  • Harvard Lampoon alum shaped iconic Simpsons episodes loved worldwide

Dan McGrath, the award-winning writer and producer whose sharp wit helped define the golden age of The Simpsons, has died at 61. His sister, Gail McGrath Garabadian, confirmed he passed away on Friday, 14 November, at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn after suffering a stroke.

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