BOROUGHWIDE — Brooklyn-born television writer and producer Daniel McGrath died on Nov. 14. He was 61.

McGrath was an Emmy Award winner whose writing credits included 50 episodes of “The Simpsons,” 24 episodes of “Saturday Night Live” as well as “King of the Hill” and “Muppets Tonight.” He was also producer and consulting producer for “The Simpsons” and “King of the Hill.”

McGrath was a writer and producer for “The Simpsons” and “King of the Hill.” Photos courtesy of 20th Century Fox/Disney

He won an Emmy in 1997 for an episode of “The Simpsons” called “Homer’s Phobia.”

According to the Hollywood Reporter , McGrath died at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn after having a stroke.

According to the website for McLaughlin & Sons Funeral Home, 9620 Third Ave., McGrath was bo

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