GARRY MARSHALL

GARRY MARSHALL

(November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016)

You know the name. 
You know his work. 
Most probably when you remember fondly the times he made you laugh you will smile.

The Odd Couple? The Dick Van Dyke Show? 
Happy Days? Mork and Mindy?


Pull back the layers of my comic development and among the many, you will see a layer of warp threads and weft threads that resonate with a distinctive NY accent.

This is the Garry Marshall Layer.

Timing and rhythm and words. These were his tools. 

His gift? Other than a profound understanding of all the above? I believe it was his understanding that if you have talented, funny people then let them do what they do best. Guide them but let the magic happen. 

Comedy is hard and those that understand the genre and can make it work, not just once but for years and years, well, then, you are a talking about a master craftsman. 

Marshall started the careers of many stars who are still working today and influenced even more behind the cameras. 

His legacy is far-reaching. 

From CNN:

Famed director and producer Garry Marshall has died. 

He was 81 years old. 

Marshall, who created some of the most popular 1970's TV shows -- including Mork and Mindy and Happy Days and directed hit films like Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries died Tuesday in a Burbank hospital, his publicist Michelle Bega confirmed. Marshall passed away from complications of pneumonia following a stroke at a hospital.

Rest in peace, Garry Marshall. 

And thank you.


Just keeping it reel...and sad today. 
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