Garry Marshall was a comedy writer, producer and director. He was famous for creating television shows including The Odd Couple and Happy Days and directing the movies Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries. He died on Tuesday at the age of 81. Marshall was involved as a writer, actor, producer or director on movies and television shows for almost 60 years. Overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday, people Marshall worked with in Hollywood expressed their sadness and appreciation. Marshall was one of the trending topics on Twitter overnight. Marshall started out as a writer for comedians in New York. He started writing forThe Tonight Show in 1959. In 1961, he moved to Hollywood to work in television. Marshall helped the careers of many actors by casting them in his shows. They included Henry Winkler and Robin Williams.
Title: Famous Comedy Writer, Producer Garry Marshall Dies
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data-end-time='27792'>He died on Tuesday at the age of 81.</span> <span data-start-time='27792' data-end-time='41458'>Marshall was involved as a writer, actor, producer or director on movies and television shows for almost 60 years.</span> <span data-start-time='41458' data-end-time='53313'>Overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday, people Marshall worked with in Hollywood expressed their sadness and appreciation.</span> <span data-start-time='53313' data-end-time='58188'>Marshall was one of the trending topics on Twitter overnight.</span> <span data-start-time='58188' data-end-time='64729'>Marshall started out as a writer for comedians in New York.</span> <span data-start-time='64729' data-end-time='70958'>He started writing forThe Tonight Show in 1959.</span> <span data-start-time='70958' data-end-time='77854'>In 1961, he moved to Hollywood to work in television.</span> <span data-start-time='77854' data-end-time='85875'>Marshall helped the careers of many actors by casting them in his shows.</span> <span data-start-time='85875' data-end-time='90875'>They included Henry Winkler and Robin Williams.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1215/gary_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6748 data-hint-location='41458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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