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Garry Marshall

1934 - 2016

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Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. 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 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garry Marshall is the 209th most popular film director (up from 326th in 2019), the 1,674th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,089th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Garry Marshall ranks 209 out of 2,041. Before him are Barry Levinson, Lina Wertmüller, Roy Andersson, Francesco Rosi, Tony Richardson, and Vsevolod Pudovkin. After him are Chris Columbus, Agnieszka Holland, Frank Lloyd, Robert Aldrich, Miklós Jancsó, and Mahesh Bhatt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Garry Marshall ranks 81. Before him are Kenzo Ohashi, Diana Wynne Jones, Heng Samrin, Rudolf Schuster, Abimael Guzmán, and Yoshio Furukawa. After him are Renata Scotto, Marshall Rosenberg, Bingu wa Mutharika, Dave Mackay, Cláudio Hummes, and Eduard Khil. Among people deceased in 2016, Garry Marshall ranks 81. Before him are Michel Tournier, Corry Brokken, Jayalalithaa, Patricio Aylwin, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, and Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. After him are Michel Butor, Chyna, Keith Emerson, Margot Honecker, Thomas Schelling, and Melvin Laird.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garry Marshall ranks 1,674 out of 20,380. Before him are Queen Noor of Jordan (1951), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), Eric Johnson (1954), Rubin Carter (1937), Ken Thompson (1943), and Marvin Heemeyer (1951). After him are Michael Stuart Brown (1941), George Read (1733), Dean Reed (1938), Chris Columbus (1958), Anne Rice (1941), and Loie Fuller (1862).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Garry Marshall ranks 61. Before him are Arthur Penn (1922), Joel Schumacher (1939), Vincente Minnelli (1903), William Friedkin (1935), Blake Edwards (1922), and Barry Levinson (1942). After him are Chris Columbus (1958), Robert Aldrich (1918), Stanley Kramer (1913), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), David Zucker (1947), and Robert J. Flaherty (1884).

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