Garry Marshall | |
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Born | Garry Kent Marshall November 13, 1934 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 19, 2016 Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1959–2016 |
Known for | Creator of Happy Days |
Spouse |
Barbara Sue Wells (m. 1963) |
Children | 3, including Scott Marshall |
Father | Anthony W. Marshall |
Relatives | Penny Marshall (sister) Tracy Reiner (niece) |
Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016)[1][2] was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actor.[3] Marshall began his career in the 1960s as a writer for The Lucy Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show until he developed the television adaptation of Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple. He rose to fame in the 1970s for creating the ABC sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984).
Marshall went on to direct numerous films including Young Doctors in Love (1982), The Flamingo Kid (1984), Nothing in Common (1986), Overboard (1987), Beaches (1988), Pretty Woman (1990), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Exit to Eden (1994), Dear God (1996), The Other Sister and Runaway Bride (Both in 1999), The Princess Diaries (2001), Raising Helen (2004), Georgia Rule (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), New Year's Eve (2011), and Mother's Day (2016).
As an actor, Marshall appeared in the films Soapdish (1991), A League of Their Own (1992), With Friends Like These... (1998), Orange County (2002), Keeping Up with the Steins (2006), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), and Life After Beth (2014). He also provided voice acting roles in the animated films The Majestic (2001) and Chicken Little (2005).
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