American filmmaker (1934?2016)
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 the 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).
Early life and family
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Garry Kent Marshall was born in
the Bronx
, New York City, on November 13, 1934, the only son and the eldest child of
Anthony "Tony" Masciarelli
(later Anthony Wallace Marshall; 1906?1999), a director of
industrial films
and producer, and Marjorie Irene (nee Ward; 1908?1983), the owner and teacher in a tap dance school.
[4]
He was the brother of actress-director
Penny Marshall
and
Ronny Marshall Hallin
, a television producer. His father was of Italian descent, his family having come from
San Martino sulla Marrucina
,
Chieti
,
Abruzzo
,
[5]
and his mother was of German, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.
[6]
His father changed his last name from Masciarelli to Marshall before his son Garry was born.
[3]
Garry Marshall was baptized
Presbyterian
and also raised
Lutheran
for a time.
[7]
He attended
De Witt Clinton High School
and
Northwestern University
, where he wrote a sports column for
The Daily Northwestern
, and was a member of the
Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity.
[8]
[9]
Beginning in 1956, Marshall served a stint in the
U.S. Army
as a writer for
Stars and Stripes
and
Seoul News
, and was production chief for
Armed Forces Radio Network
; serving in Korea.
[10]
[11]
[12]
On March 9, 1963, Marshall married Barbara Sue Wells. They resided in Los Angeles; the couple have three children:
Scott
; Lori (with whom he co-wrote a book); and Kathleen (who appeared in all of his films).
Career
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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
.
[13]
He originally partnered with writer Fred Freeman.
[
citation needed
]
In 1961, he and Freeman moved to Hollywood, where they broke into writing sitcoms on
The Joey Bishop Show
. Freeman, however, found that he did not enjoy sitcom work, and moved back to New York. Marshall teamed up with writing partner
Jerry Belson
, and the two worked together through the 1960s. 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 (1966?67). Then they adapted
Neil Simon
's play
The Odd Couple
for television. Moving into the 1970s, Marshall worked on his own or with others, and created
Happy Days
,
Laverne & Shirley
(starring his sister
Penny
, who had earlier had a recurring role on
The Odd Couple
), and
Mork & Mindy
, which were produced by his associates
Thomas L. Miller
,
Robert L. Boyett
, and
Edward K. Milkis
.
[14]
He was also a co-creator of
Makin' It
,
[15]
which the three men also produced.
In the early 1980s, he met
Hector Elizondo
while playing basketball, and they became great friends. Elizondo appeared in every film that Marshall directed, beginning with his first feature film
Young Doctors in Love
. Elizondo once noted that he is written into all of Marshall's contracts whether he wanted to do the film or not.
[16]
In the opening credits of
Exit to Eden
, their eighth film together, Elizondo is credited "As Usual ... Hector Elizondo". In 1984, Marshall had a film hit as the writer and director of
The Flamingo Kid
.
[17]
Of all Marshall's films, Elizondo had his biggest role in
The Flamingo Kid
as main character Matt Dillon's father.
Marshall had several responsibilities during this period of his career: most of his hit television series were created and executive produced by him. His first producing assignment came with
Hey, Landlord
in 1966. He stepped up the next year, producing
The Lucy Show
.
[18]
Then came successes in producing
The Odd Couple
,
Laverne & Shirley
,
Blansky's Beauties
,
Mork & Mindy
,
Angie
, and
Happy Days
.
One such project titled
Four Stars
was directed by
Lynda Goodfriend
(who portrayed Lori Beth in
Happy Days
), and was based on a play Goodfriend had read when she was studying at the
Lee Strasberg
Center, which had been written by John Schulte and Kevin Mahoney. It starred Julie Paris (the daughter of
Jerry Paris
) and
Bert Kramer
. Schulte later co-wrote with TV veteran writer and producer Fred Fox Jr., who penned and produced a number of Marshall's television series, including
Happy Days
and
Laverne & Shirley
.
[19]
Marshall went on to focus on directing feature films, with a series of hits, such as
Beaches
,
Pretty Woman
,
The Princess Diaries
,
Valentine's Day
, and
New Year's Eve
.
Marshall was also an actor, appearing in
Murphy Brown
and in such films as
Soapdish
,
On the Lot
, his sister's
A League Of Their Own
and Albert Brooks'
Lost in America
, and provided a guest-starring voice for
The Simpsons
episodes "
Eight Misbehavin'
"
and "
Homer the Father
" (one of his first roles as an undercover cop in the counter-culture drama Psych-Out starring Jack Nicholson). He appeared in two episodes of
Happy Days
as a drummer. He was a drummer in the second last scene of
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
and he plays a drummer in his film
Overboard
.
[
citation needed
]
His theater credits included
Wrong Turn at Lungfish
, which he wrote in collaboration with
Lowell Ganz
,
[20]
The Roast
with
Jerry Belson
,
[21]
Shelves
and
Happy Days: A New Musical
with
Paul Williams
,
[22]
which had its premiere at the Falcon Theater in
Burbank, California
, February 24, 2006.
[23]
He portrayed the role of "director" on
Burbank
's "Lights... camera... action!" float in the 2014
Rose Parade
. In 2014, Marshall appeared in a guest star role in a February episode in season 11 of
Two and a Half Men
.
Death and tributes
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Marshall died at a hospital in
Burbank
,
California
, on the morning of July 19, 2016, due to complications of
pneumonia
after suffering a
stroke
.
[24]
[25]
He was 81.
Henry Winkler
paid tribute to him on
Barry
in 2019,
[26]
and
SAG-AFTRA
made a Memoriam Tribute to Marshall on the
SAG Awards
in 2019.
[27]
Julia Roberts
paid tribute to him in
Pretty Woman: The Musical
in 2018.
[28]
She also paid tribute to him in an interview: "To know Garry Marshall was to love him. And I was luckier than most to have loved him for my entire adult life and luckier still to have been loved by him because his love was unconditional, inexhaustible and magical."
[29]
ABC aired the special
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
on May 12, 2020.
[30]
Filmography
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Film
[
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]
Executive producer
Acting roles
[
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]
Television
[
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Executive consultant
TV movies
Year
|
Title
|
Director
|
Producer
|
Writer
|
1967
|
Sheriff Who
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
1970
|
The Murdocks and the McClays
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
1972
|
Evil Roy Slade
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Wednesday Night Out
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
1974
|
Dominic's Dream
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
1975
|
Wives
|
No
|
Executive
|
Yes
|
1979
|
Beane's of Boston
|
No
|
Executive
|
No
|
1983
|
Herndon
|
Yes
|
Executive
|
No
|
1986
|
Four Stars
|
No
|
Executive
|
No
|
1989
|
Let's Get Mom
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Acting roles
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]
Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
1965?1966
|
The Dick Van Dyke Show
|
Referee, Bartender
|
Episodes "Body and Sol" and "The Gunslinger"
|
1966?1967
|
Hey, Landlord
|
Big Leonard
|
Episode: "A Legend Dies"
|
1967
|
Good Morning World
|
Man
|
Episode: "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, Maybe"
|
1970?1975
|
The Odd Couple
|
Man #2 / Werner Turner / Drummer / Man #1
|
4 episodes
|
1974?1984
|
Happy Days
|
Prom Drummer/Drummer
|
2 episodes
|
1976?1983
|
Laverne & Shirley
|
Drummer
|
2 episodes
|
1980
|
Vega$
|
Dr. Middleton
|
Episode: "Lost Monday"
|
1981
|
The Way We Were
|
Himself
|
TV special
|
1987?1988
|
The New Hollywood Squares
|
Himself (Panelist)
|
Recurring role (5 episodes)
|
1992
|
Street Scenes: New York on Film
|
Himself
|
Documentary film
|
1993
|
A League of Their Own
|
Walter Harvey
|
2 episodes
|
The Last Shot
|
Mark Tullis, Sr.
|
TV short
|
1994?1997
|
Murphy Brown
|
Mr. Stan Lansing
|
Recurring role (24 episodes)
|
1995
|
Night Stand
|
Garry Marshall
|
Episode: "Arctic Heat"
|
Wheel of Fortune
|
Himself (Celebrity Contestant)
|
Episode: "Celebrity Award Winners (Game 3)"
|
The Laverne & Shirley Reunion
|
Himself
|
TV special
|
1997
|
Pinky and the Brain
|
Mr. Itch ? The Devil
|
Voice, Episode: "A Pinky and the Brain Halloween"
|
The Naked Truth
|
Garry Marshall
|
Episode: "Brideface Revisited"
|
City Guys
|
Mr. Giordano
|
Episode: "Bye Mom"
|
1998
|
CHiPs '99
|
Tour Bus Driver
|
TV movie
|
1999
|
Norm
|
Big Nick
|
Episode: "Norm vs. Norm"
|
The Simpsons
|
Mr Larry Kidkill
|
Voice, Episode: "Eight Misbehavin"
|
Jeopardy!
|
Himself (Celebrity Contestant)
|
Episode: "A Celebrity Jeopardy! (Game 5)"
|
2000
|
MADtv
|
Himself
|
Episode: "#5.23"
|
2001
|
Hollywood Squares
|
Himself (Panelist)
|
Recurring role (5 episodes)
|
2001?2002
|
Three Sisters
|
Vince
|
2 episodes
|
2002
|
Monk
|
Warren Beach
|
Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Airplane"
|
Rugrats
|
Fred
|
Voice, Episode: "Club Fred"
|
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
|
Mickey Brentwood
|
Episode: "Bada-Ping!"
|
2004
|
Listen Up
|
Max Kleinman
|
Episode: "The Gift of the Ton-I"
|
Father of the Pride
|
Bernie
|
Voice, recurring role (5 episodes)
|
2004?2008
|
Biography
|
Himself (Interviewee)
|
5 episodes
|
2007
|
Brothers & Sisters
|
Major Jack Wiener
|
2 episodes
|
2008
|
The Sarah Silverman Program
|
Sharkcorp President
|
Episode: "High, It's Sarah"
|
2009
|
ER
|
Harry Feingold
|
Episode: "Love Is a Battlefield"
|
According to Jim
|
Doctor
|
Episode: "Physical Therapy"
|
2011
|
The Simpsons
|
Sheldon Leavitt
|
Voice, Episode: "Homer the Father"
|
2011?2013
|
The Looney Tunes Show
|
Dr. Weisberg
|
Voice, recurring role (9 episodes)
|
2012
|
Louie
|
Lars Tardigan
|
2 episodes
|
2013
|
See Dad Run
|
Bernie
|
Episode: "See Dad Run See Dad Run"
|
2014
|
Two and a Half Men
|
Garry
|
Episode: "Bite Me, Supreme Court"
|
Liv and Maddie
|
Vic Defazerelli
|
Episode: "Space Werewolf-A-Rooney"
|
2015
|
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
|
Marvin Miller
|
Episode: "The Wednesday Incident"
|
Hot in Cleveland
|
Ari
|
Episode: "All Dolled Up"
|
BoJack Horseman
|
Abe
|
Voice, Episode: "Yes And"
|
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
|
Soda Jerk
|
Voice, 2 episodes
|
Celebrity Family Feud
|
Himself (Celebrity Contestant)
|
Episode: "Dr. Phil McGraw vs. Garry & Penny Marshall"
|
2016
|
The Odd Couple
|
Walter Madison
|
Episode: "Madison & Son", (final appearance)
|
Video game
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Awards and nominations
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In 1996, Marshall was awarded the
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.
[31]
He was inducted into the
Television Hall of Fame
for his contributions to the field of television in 1997.
[32]
In 2012, he was inducted into the
National Association of Broadcasters
' Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
[33]
Marshall received the
Valentine Davies Award
(1995) and
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
(2014)
[34]
from the
Writers Guild of America
.
[35]
References
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- ^
"Director Garry Marshall dead at 81"
.
CBS News
. July 19, 2016
. Retrieved
July 19,
2016
.
- ^
Bruce Weber (July 20, 2016).
"Garry Marshall, 'Pretty Woman' Director, Dies at 81; a TV and Film Comedy Mastermind"
.
nytimes.com
. Retrieved
May 12,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
"Shlemiel! Shlemozzle! And Cue the Soprano"
.
The New York Times
. September 4, 2005.
- ^
Garry Marshall Interview
, comedyontap.com; accessed May 14, 2017.
- ^
LaSalle, Mick (May 26, 2006).
"This Jewish boy's life will make you laugh (and get a bit verklempt?)"
.
The San Francisco Chronicle
.
- ^
"An Interview with the Cast of Keeping up with the Steins"
. June 25, 2008. Archived from
the original
on June 25, 2008
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
"Thuderstruck.org: Raising Helen"
. Archived from
the original
on September 27, 2007
. Retrieved
February 17,
2007
.
- ^
Spy
. Sussex Publishers, LLC. April 1, 1990. p. 82.
- ^
"Kappa Sigma Life Loyal Taus Listing"
.
www.ato.org
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
Remembering Garry Marshall ? Entertainer and Korean War Veteran (Army).
Veteranownedbusiness.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^
Garry Marshall Bio.
Rotten Tomatoes
. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^
Garry Marshall via
Encyclopedia.com
. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^
"Writer-director Garry Marshall dies at age 81"
. Associated Press
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
Staiger, Janet (October 1, 2000).
Blockbuster TV: Must-See Sitcoms in the Network Era
. NYU Press.
ISBN
9780814783511
.
- ^
"Makin' It | TV Series | 1978"
. Hollywood.com. February 3, 2015
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
Kung, Michelle (August 20, 2004).
"Loyal Subject"
.
Entertainment Weekly
. Archived from
the original
on October 6, 2018
. Retrieved
December 8,
2011
.
- ^
Eisenberg, Eric (September 20, 2012).
"Brett Ratner Producing Remake Of The Flamingo Kid"
. CINEMABLEND
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
"The Museum of Broadcast Communications - Encyclopedia of Television - Marshall, Garry"
.
museum.tv
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
"Every Generation Has Its Zorro - Untitled Document"
.
markets.financialcontent.com
.
- ^
Gerard, Jeremy (February 22, 1993).
"Review: 'Wrong Turn at Lungfish'
"
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
"The Roast @ Winter Garden Theatre | Playbill"
.
Playbill
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
Williams, Paul; Marshall, Garry (January 1, 2010).
Happy Days: A New Musical
. Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN
9780573698293
.
- ^
"Happy Days Musical, With McIntyre, Returns to CA's Falcon This Summer"
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
"TV, film legend Garry Marshall dies at 81"
.
USA Today
. July 19, 2016
. Retrieved
July 19,
2016
.
- ^
Reporter, Nick Visser (July 19, 2016).
"Director Garry Marshall Dead At 81"
.
The Huffington Post
. Retrieved
July 19,
2016
.
- ^
"You Probably Didn't Notice Henry Winkler's Tribute to Garry Marshall on Barry"
.
Los Angeles
. July 2, 2019.
- ^
"Burt Reynolds and Penny Marshall Honored by SAG Awards in Powerful In Memoriam Tribute"
.
Los Angeles
. January 27, 2019.
- ^
"Julia Roberts Honors Garry Marshall at 'Pretty Woman: The Musical'
"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. August 3, 2018.
- ^
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/julia-roberts-garry-marshall-death-915017/
. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^
"
'The Happy Days of Garry Marshall': ABC honors late star"
.
KABC-TV
. May 12, 2020
. Retrieved
May 20,
2020
.
- ^
"Past Recipients"
. Wif.org. Archived from
the original
on July 24, 2011
. Retrieved
October 11,
2012
.
- ^
"Garry Marshall, Legendary Hollywood Producer, Director and Writer, Dies at 81"
.
NBC News
. July 20, 2016
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
"Garry Marshall Inducted into NAB Hall of Fame"
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
"Writer-Producer-Director Garry Marshall to Receive 2014 WGAW Television Laurel Award"
.
awards.wga.org
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
- ^
Pedersen, Erik (July 20, 2016).
"Garry Marshall Dies: 'Happy Days' Creator & 'Pretty Woman' Helmer Was 81"
. Retrieved
July 20,
2016
.
Further reading
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- Marshall, Garry (1995).
Wake Me When It's Funny: How to Break into Show Business and Stay There
. Newmarket Press.
ISBN
1-55704-288-8
.
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