Hollywood pays tribute to Garry Marshall, dead at 81
Garry Marshall, the producer, writer-director and sometimes actor who created Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Pretty Woman, has died. He was 81.
Marshall died Tuesday night of complications from pneumonia following a stroke at a hospital in Burbank, California, Mashable has confirmed with his publicist, Michelle Bega.
The Hollywood legend made a name for himself in the 1970s creating such iconic TV sitcoms as Happy Days and Mork & Mindy. Later, he became known for directing box office hits including Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries.
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Soon after news of his death broke, his Hollywood friends and colleagues paid tribute to him on social media.
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Marshall's death was first reported by Access Hollywood.
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Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
