Garry Marshall and Julia Roberts at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on February 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
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American actor, director, writer, and producer Garry Marshall (L) and actor Hector Elizondo arrive at the Seattle premiere of Mother's Day before Garry Marshall is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Seattle International Film Festival at Cinerama Theater on April 25, 2016, in Seattle, Washington
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Garry Marshall at the 2016 TV Land Icon Awards on April 10, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.
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Garry Marshall and actress Kate Hudson attend the Cinema Society`s afterparty for a Mother`s Day in New York City on April 28.
American actor, director, writer, and producer Garry Marshall (L) and actor Hector Elizondo arrive at the Seattle premiere of Mother's Day before Garry Marshall is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Seattle International Film Festival at Cinerama Theater on April 25, 2016, in Seattle, Washington
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Garry Marshall was an American film producer, film director, screenwriter, actor.
Background
Ethnicity:
Garry's father’s family was from San Martino sulla Marrucina, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. His maternal grandfather had English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. His maternal grandmother was of German descent.
Garry Marshall was born on November 13, 1934 in Bronx, New York, United States; the son of Marjorie Irene and Anthony Wallace Marshall.
Education
Garry Marshall studied at DeWitt Clinton High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University.
Garry Marshall began his career as a joke writer for such comedians as Joey Bishop and Phil Foster and became a writer for The Tonight Show with Jack Paar. In 1961, he moved to Hollywood, where he teamed up with Jerry Belson as a writer for television. The pair worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Joey Bishop Show, The Danny Thomas Show, and The Lucy Show. Their first television series as creator-producers was "Hey, Landlord", which lasted one season from 1966 to 1967. Then they adapted Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple" for television. On his own, Marshall created "Happy Days", "Laverne and Shirley" and "Mork & Mindy".
G. Marshall was also an actor, appearing in Murphy Brown and in such films as "Soapdish", "On the Lot", and provided a guest-starring voice for "The Simpsons" episodes "Eight Misbehavin" and "Homer the Father". He also appeared in two episodes of "Happy Days" as a drummer.
Garry's theater credits included "Wrong Turn at Lungfish", which he wrote in collaboration with Lowell Ganz, "The Roast" with Jerry Belson, "Shelves" and "Happy Days: A New Musical" with Paul Williams.
On the morning of July 19, 2016, G. Marshall died at a hospital in Burbank, California at the age of 81 due to complications of pneumonia after suffering a stroke.
In 1996 he was awarded Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.
In 1996 he was awarded Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.
Valentine Davies Award,
United States
1995
1995
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement,
United States