Marshall, Garry (1934—)
New Yorker Garry Marshall (born Marscharelli) wrote a memoir called Wake Me When It's Funny. The title reveals the creative drive behind a man who, whether as scr...
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"I was mediocre journalist, a mediocre musician, a mediocre actor, a mediocre athlete. I had to find something I could do well."1A surprising beginning for a man who, on the night of January 28, 1979,...
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Critical Essay by JosÉ M. Ferrer
[Marshall] and everyone else involved [in The Dick Van Dyke Show] have a right to be proud. Somewhere in each installment … there is at least one laugh&#...
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Critical Essay by David A. England
The humaneness of the Fonz is one of the most unfortunate oversights in many of our students' viewing weeks. In our day, the Fonz is a throwback, not only to ...
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Critical Essay by Frank Rich
It is not a pretty world on display at the Winter Garden [in "The Roast"]…. Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall, two television writers, want nothing more...
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Critical Essay by Howard Thompson
This tired, aimlessly frisky comedy ["How Sweet It Is!"] is about as sweet as a dill pickle….
Unfortunately, what begins as a bouncy frolic about...
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Marshall, Garry (1934—)
Garry Marshall
