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| Penny Marshall, film director and star of Laverne and Shirley, dies aged 75 | |
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| Penny Marshall, who starred in Laverne & Shirley before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75. | Penny Marshall, who starred in Laverne & Shirley before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75. |
| Marshall’s publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall passed away at her home in the Hollywood Hills, California, on Monday due to complications from diabetes. | Marshall’s publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall passed away at her home in the Hollywood Hills, California, on Monday due to complications from diabetes. |
| Marshall starred alongside Cindy Williams in the hit ABC comedy Laverne & Shirley, which aired from 1976 to 1983. As a film-maker, she became the first woman to direct a film that grossed more than $100m with Big, the 1988 comedy starring Tom Hanks. She also directed A League of Their Own, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Awakenings. | Marshall starred alongside Cindy Williams in the hit ABC comedy Laverne & Shirley, which aired from 1976 to 1983. As a film-maker, she became the first woman to direct a film that grossed more than $100m with Big, the 1988 comedy starring Tom Hanks. She also directed A League of Their Own, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Awakenings. |
| “Sad to hear of Penny Marshall’s passing. a great comedienne a terrific director and a dear friend,” Billy Crystal tweeted. | “Sad to hear of Penny Marshall’s passing. a great comedienne a terrific director and a dear friend,” Billy Crystal tweeted. |
| “I grew up wanting to be as funny as Penny Marshall, and had the pleasure of meeting her a few times. Watch some old Laverne and Shirley to see why her brother Garry insisted on casting her. Comedy gold, she was,” tweeted Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik. | “I grew up wanting to be as funny as Penny Marshall, and had the pleasure of meeting her a few times. Watch some old Laverne and Shirley to see why her brother Garry insisted on casting her. Comedy gold, she was,” tweeted Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik. |
| She played Laverne DeFazio on Laverne & Shirley, a situation comedy that ran on the ABC network from 1976 to 1983, following the lives of two single women and their nutty friends in 1950s and 60s Milwaukee. | She played Laverne DeFazio on Laverne & Shirley, a situation comedy that ran on the ABC network from 1976 to 1983, following the lives of two single women and their nutty friends in 1950s and 60s Milwaukee. |
| Marshall, known for her bluntness, described the success of the series this way: “We dared to be stupid.” | Marshall, known for her bluntness, described the success of the series this way: “We dared to be stupid.” |
| Marshall, the younger sister of the successful TV and film director and producer Garry Marshall, turned to directing after her series ended. Her first film was the underwhelming 1986 Whoopi Goldberg comedy Jumpin’ Jack Flash, but that was followed by the charming 1988 hit Big, starring fellow former TV sitcom star Tom Hanks. | Marshall, the younger sister of the successful TV and film director and producer Garry Marshall, turned to directing after her series ended. Her first film was the underwhelming 1986 Whoopi Goldberg comedy Jumpin’ Jack Flash, but that was followed by the charming 1988 hit Big, starring fellow former TV sitcom star Tom Hanks. |
| Hanks delivered a great performance in the wistful comedy as a 12-year-old boy whose wish to become an adult is magically granted. The film is known for its classic scene in which Hanks and Robert Loggia play duets by dancing on a toy store’s foot-operated electronic keyboard. | Hanks delivered a great performance in the wistful comedy as a 12-year-old boy whose wish to become an adult is magically granted. The film is known for its classic scene in which Hanks and Robert Loggia play duets by dancing on a toy store’s foot-operated electronic keyboard. |
| The success of Big made Marshall the first woman to direct a film that made more than $100m at the US box office. The 1992 women’s baseball comedy A League of Their Own made her the first woman to direct two films topping $100m at the US box office. | The success of Big made Marshall the first woman to direct a film that made more than $100m at the US box office. The 1992 women’s baseball comedy A League of Their Own made her the first woman to direct two films topping $100m at the US box office. |
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