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Cindy Williams will appear as a special guest at a Laverne & Shirley marathon in honor of her late co-star Penny Marshall, a salute planned, appropriately enough, at the Garry Marshall Theatre. The 12-hour episode marathon at the Burbank theater is set for Sunday, Jan. 27, beginning at 10 am. Williams, who played…

Amid the chaos that was 2018, the show business industry lost some major players. There were icons of the big screen (Burt Reynolds) and TV (Penny Marshall, Billy Graham, Anthony Bourdain), along with such legends as Marvel hero Stan Lee, sportscaster Keith Jackson and singer Aretha Franklin, to name just a few of the…

The actress and filmmaker who went from recurring on The Odd Couple to starring in one of the biggest sitcoms of the 1970s to producing and/or directing studio features including Big and A League of Their Own has left us. Penny Marshall died Monday night at her Hollywood Hills home at 75, leaving behind a legacy of…

In statements given to Deadline, Happy Days stars remembered Penny Marshall, who died on Monday. She starred in the sitcom’s spinoff Laverne & Shirley. “Penny was as courageous as she was talented, and broke down the wall for women directors. Penny will be missed, but her talent and inspiration is evergreen,” said Anso…

Refresh for updates Hollywood recalled director and actress Penny Marshall today as a friend, a trailblazer and a comedy icon. Actors, directors and others from film and television took to social media to remember the pioneering actress-turned-director who gave us memorable films such as A League of Their Own…

Penny Marshall, who went from starring on the smash Happy Days spinoff Laverne & Shirley to helming such features including Big and A League of Their Own, died Monday night of diabetes complications at her home in the Hollywood Hills. She was 75. Marshall also directed films including Riding in Cars with Boys, The Prea…

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Penny Marshall, who undoubtedly has helped pave the way for other female directors, will receive the top honor at this year’s Hollywood Film Festival: the Social Impact Cinema Icon award. She and Harry Belafonte are honorary chairpersons for the festival, which runs September 23-27. The festival's…

A League Of Their Own director Penny Marshall is swinging away at a baseball biopic about Effa Manley, the sports trailblazer who became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Manley made history by rising in the ranks of the Negro National League in the 1930s and ’40s as a co-owner and…

My Mother Was Nuts, the new memoir by director, actor, producer Penny Marshall goes on sale September 18th. Here’s Fred Armisen as her: