Garry Marshall
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Garry Marshall was an American actor and filmmaker who had a long career in entertainment from the 1930s through 2016. He is remembered as a significant figure in Hollywood who contributed to both acting and filmmaking during his lifetime.
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- Born
- 1934-11-13
- Died
- 2016-07-19
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Wrong Turn at Lungfish
- Happy Days - a Musical
- Missionary man
- Wake Me When It's Funny
- My happy days in Hollywood
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Acting · New York City, New York, USA
Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American actor, director, writer and producer. His notable credits include creating Happy Days and The Odd Couple and directing Nothing In Common, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day, and The Princess Diaries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Garry Marshall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on…
Known for
- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall — Self (archive audio)2020
- Suzi Q — Self2019
- Score: A Film Music Documentary — Self2017
- Tempest Storm — Himself2016
- Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors — Self2016
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Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. 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).
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