My Happy Days in Hollywood A Memoir

Name: My Happy Days in Hollywood A Memoir
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ISBN: 9780739378496

ISBN-10: 073937849X

ISBN-13: 9780739378496

Edition: Large Type

Authors: Garry Marshall

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Once called a legend in his own time slot, Garry Marshall has been among the most successful writers, directors, and producers in America for more than five decades. As a comedy writer who began his career during television’s last “golden age” writing for Dick Van Dyke, he went on to produce some of the most beloved sitcoms in television history, includingThe Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley,andMork & Mindy.Marshall’s enormous influence as a director has been felt in film as well, in such classic motion pictures asThe Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman,andThe Princess Diaries. His work on the big screen has delighted audiences for the last three decades and has withstood the test…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Publisher: Diversified Publishing
Publication date: 4/24/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

GARRY MARSHALL was born in New York City in 1934. After serving in the U.S. Army and working as a newspaper reporter he became involved in show business, which is where he's made his name in every possible capacity for more than half a century.



Foreword



The Bronx


Growing Up Allergic to Everything but Stickball



Northwestern


Attending College with the Thickest Accent Anyone Had Ever Heard



Korea


Welcome to the United States Army, Mr. Marshall



New York City


Writing for Stand-Up Comedians and Being Paid in Corn Beef



Hollywood


Finding Love, Laughs, and Lucy in California



The Odd Couple


Running My First TV Show with Oscar and Felix



Happy Days


Hanging Out with the Cunningham Family and Friends



Schlemiel! Schlimazel!


Laverne and Shirley Are Driving the Writers Crazy



Mork & Mindy


Managing a Martian and a New Playwriting Career



Young Doctors in Love


Directing an Outrageous Hospital Comedy as My First Movie



The Flamingo Kid


Going Back to My New York Roots



Nothing in Common


Working with the Great Ones-Hanks and Gleason



Overboard


Capturing Love on the Ocean with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell



Beaches


Exploring Female Friendship with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey



Pretty Woman


Meeting a Hooker with a Heart of Gold and a Girl Named Julia



Frankie and Johnny


Pfeiffer, Pacino, the Claire de Lune, and Me



Exit to Eden


Taking a Wrong Turn into the Land of S and M



Dear God


Building Stories in a Post Office and a New Career as an Actor



The Other Sister


Striving for a Different Kind of Love Story



Runaway Bride


Walking Down the Aisle Again with Roberts and Gere



The Princess Diaries


Giving the Royal Treatment to Andrews and Hathaway



Raising Helen


Directing Kate Hudson and the Next Generation



Georgia Rule


Jane Rules and Lindsay Misbehaves



Valentine's Day


Turning the Camera on Love and My Favorite Day of the Year



New Year's Eve


Celebrating the Splendor of New York City


My Tips for Actors


Professional Credits


Acknowledgments


Index