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Film & Television
Garry Marshall
1934–2016Bronx, NYItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Created Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley
Biography
Created Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley; directed Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride; born Garry Kent Marscharelli. Created two of the most-watched sitcoms in history; Pretty Woman grossed $463M worldwide
Notable For
- Created Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley
- directed Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride
- born Garry Kent Marscharelli
Honors & Recognition
- Created two of the most-watched sitcoms in history
- Pretty Woman grossed $463M worldwide
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Film & Television
- Specialty
- Directing/Producing
- Years
- 1934–2016
- Birth Place
- Bronx, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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