Posted on 12/18/2018 11:41:41 AM PST by NRx
Bronx-born Penny Marshall, who found ‘70s sitcom success on “Laverne and Shirley” before stepping behind the camera for Hollywood hits like “Big” and “A League of Their Own,” died Monday night at her California home. She was 75.
“Yes she did (die) … peacefully at her Hollywood Hills home,” said her publicist Michelle Bega. “She passed away from complications from diabetes.
Marshall’s triumphs as a director broke new ground in the male-dominated movie industry, and she became the first female director to score a $100 million gross with “Big” in 1988. She turned the financial trick again with “A League of Their Own” four years later.
But she directed only one feature film after 1996, and kept a low acting profile with cameo roles in films like “Get Shorty” and “Blonde Ambition.”
“Penny was a girl from the Bronx, who came out West, put a cursive ‘L’ on her sweater and transformed herself into a Hollywood success story,” said a statement from her family, referring to the monogrammed wardrobe of Marshall’s blue-collar protagonist Laverne De Fazio.
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Shirley, you can’t be serious!
Always felt Laverne and Shirley were the female counterparts to Oscar and Felix. Great show and like many shows of their era, the characters became etched into our culture.
RIP ‘Laverne’. Thanks for the memories.
Was Laverne Mork’s sister? Or did she marry Mork in a Laverne & Shirley episode???
That’s the sad part: Penny’s gone and Rob is still blarging away.
ditto
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