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Penny Marshall, 1943-2018 (Photos)

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 26: Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams make a guest appearance with creator/executive producer Dan Schneider on Nickelodeon's Sam & Cat, starring Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande on June 26, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Nickelodeon) — HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 26: Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams make a guest appearance with creator/executive producer Dan Schneider on Nickelodeon’s Sam & Cat, starring Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande on June 26, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)

Actresses Penny Marshall, left, and Cindy Williams of the television comedy series "Laverne and Shirley" receive flowers at Sam Goody's record store at 51 Street in New York City on Nov. 20, 1976. They are signing their new record release. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis) — Actresses Penny Marshall, left, and Cindy Williams of the television comedy series “Laverne and Shirley” receive flowers at Sam Goody’s record store at 51 Street in New York City on Nov. 20, 1976. They are signing their new record release. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)

Chip Carter, son of Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, poses with Penny Marshall, left, and Cindy Williams, right, on the set of the sitcom "Laverne and Shirley" at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Sept. 21, 1976. (AP Photo/David F. Smith) — Chip Carter, son of Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, poses with Penny Marshall, left, and Cindy Williams, right, on the set of the sitcom “Laverne and Shirley” at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Sept. 21, 1976. (AP Photo/David F. Smith)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: (L-R) Actors David L. Lander, Michael McKean, Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall speak onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards at the Lexington Avenue Armory on April 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) — NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 14: (L-R) Actors David L. Lander, Michael McKean, Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall speak onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards at the Lexington Avenue Armory on April 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 08: Actress/director Penny Marshall (L) and actress Cindy Williams speak onstage during the 6th annual "TV Land Awards" held at Barker Hangar on June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TV Land) — SANTA MONICA, CA – JUNE 08: Actress/director Penny Marshall (L) and actress Cindy Williams speak onstage during the 6th annual “TV Land Awards” held at Barker Hangar on June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TV Land)

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 1990 file photo, director Penny Marshall poses with co-stars of "Awakenings" Robin Williams, left, and Robert De Niro at the premiere of the film in New York. Marshall died of complications from diabetes on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 75. (AP Photo/Chrystyna Czajkowsky, File) — FILE – In this Dec. 17, 1990 file photo, director Penny Marshall poses with co-stars of “Awakenings” Robin Williams, left, and Robert De Niro at the premiere of the film in New York. Marshall died of complications from diabetes on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 75. (AP Photo/Chrystyna Czajkowsky, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 1979 file photo, Penny Marshal, left,l and Cindy Williams from the comedy series "Laverne & Shirley" appear at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Marshall died of complications from diabetes on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 75. (AP Photo/George Brich, FIle) — FILE – In this Sept. 9, 1979 file photo, Penny Marshal, left,l and Cindy Williams from the comedy series “Laverne & Shirley” appear at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Marshall died of complications from diabetes on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 75. (AP Photo/George Brich, FIle)

FILE - In this , Nov. 14, 1979, file photo taken by Associated Press photographer Lennox McLendon, shows actresses Cindy Williams, left, and Penny Marshall, stars of the ABC-TV comedy series "Laverne and Shirley," make an impression in cement after the taping of their show in Los Angeles. Lennox "Red" McLendon, a globe-trotting photographer who chronicled everything from the Vietnam War to the Academy Awards during a long career with the U.S. Navy and The Associated Press, has died at 74. McLendon died Oct. 24, 2017 in Las Vegas, according to his family. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File) — FILE – In this , Nov. 14, 1979, file photo taken by Associated Press photographer Lennox McLendon, shows actresses Cindy Williams, left, and Penny Marshall, stars of the ABC-TV comedy series “Laverne and Shirley,” make an impression in cement after the taping of their show in Los Angeles. Lennox “Red” McLendon, a globe-trotting photographer who chronicled everything from the Vietnam War to the Academy Awards during a long career with the U.S. Navy and The Associated Press, has died at 74. McLendon died Oct. 24, 2017 in Las Vegas, according to his family. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, Penny Marshall arrives at the premiere of "New Year's Eve" in Los Angeles. Marshall died of complications from diabetes on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 75. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) — FILE – In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, Penny Marshall arrives at the premiere of “New Year’s Eve” in Los Angeles. Marshall died of complications from diabetes on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 75. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talks with actress Penny Marshall prior to Game 1 of a second-round NBA playoff basketball series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Monday, May 2, 2011, in Los Angeles. The Mavericks won 96-94. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, right, talks with actress Penny Marshall prior to their baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, June 26, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

FILE - In a Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Penny Marshall attends the Joe Torre Safe at Home benefit honoring Mariano Rivera, in New York. Marshall's agent, Dan Strone, announced Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 that online retailer Amazon.com will release Marshall's memoir "My Mother Was Nuts" in Fall 2012. Marshall starred in the 1970s sitcom "Laverne and Shirley" and went on to direct such big screen hits as "Big" and "A League of Their Own." (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File) — FILE – In a Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Penny Marshall attends the Joe Torre Safe at Home benefit honoring Mariano Rivera, in New York. Marshall’s agent, Dan Strone, announced Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 that online retailer Amazon.com will release Marshall’s memoir “My Mother Was Nuts” in Fall 2012. Marshall starred in the 1970s sitcom “Laverne and Shirley” and went on to direct such big screen hits as “Big” and “A League of Their Own.” (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)

Singer and musician Paul McCartney, left, and director Penny Marshall talk at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

Penny Marshall, standing left, acknowledges the crowd as Erin Moran, left, Cindy Williams, third left, Tom Bosley and Marion Ross, right, attend an unveiling of a bronze statue of the "Happy Days" character Arthur Fonzarelli, also known as "The Fonz," Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee, Wis. The program, which ran from 1974-1984, was based in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger) — Penny Marshall, standing left, acknowledges the crowd as Erin Moran, left, Cindy Williams, third left, Tom Bosley and Marion Ross, right, attend an unveiling of a bronze statue of the “Happy Days” character Arthur Fonzarelli, also known as “The Fonz,” Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee, Wis. The program, which ran from 1974-1984, was based in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

Penny Marshall attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Penny Marshall relaxes with friend Art Garfunkel at an opening night party in a New York restaurant on Tuesday, May 14, 1985, following her performance in Eden Court at the Promenade Theater. (AP Photo/Frankie Ziths)

Actress Penny Marshall arrives for the 56th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, April 9, 1984. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Actress Penny Marshall listens in a Los Angeles courtroom on Friday, March 30, 1984 during a preliminary hearing concerning the alleged break-in of two intruders into the television stars Hollywood Hills home on March 13. (AP Photo/Pool)

Actress Penny Marshall and singer-composer-actor Art Garfunkel arrive at the Uris Theater in New York City, Feb. 17, 1981. They were arriving to attend a performance of the revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance." (AP Photo/Steve Sands) — Actress Penny Marshall and singer-composer-actor Art Garfunkel arrive at the Uris Theater in New York City, Feb. 17, 1981. They were arriving to attend a performance of the revival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance.” (AP Photo/Steve Sands)

Hair, the internationally celebrated musical is now a film by director Milos Forman. Scores of entertainment world and civic celebrities, including Paul Simon, left, and Penny Marshall, right, gathered at the Ziegfeld Theatre, New York on Monday, March 12, 1979, to give the picture a rousing send-off. The Invitational Premiere was for the benefit of the Film Division of the Columbia University School of the Arts. Following the performance the guests were sped to the Pier at the Hudson, Berth 5/6 for a posh Supper. A Lester Persky and Michael Butler Production, Hair is released by United Artists, a Transamerica Company. (AP Photo)

Actor Will Smith and basketball fan and director Penny Marshall arrive at Staples Center for the NBA All-Star game Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Director Penny Marshall displays a t-shirt with a line from her film "A League of Their Own" as she presents the award for best sports movie during the 10th annual Espy Awards, Wednesday, July 10, 2002, in Los Angeles. The Espy Awards recognize the top achievements and perfomers in sports. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) — Director Penny Marshall displays a t-shirt with a line from her film “A League of Their Own” as she presents the award for best sports movie during the 10th annual Espy Awards, Wednesday, July 10, 2002, in Los Angeles. The Espy Awards recognize the top achievements and perfomers in sports. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

First rehearsal for the new play "Eden Court", written by Murphy Guyer featuring, from left Gus Boyd, Melanie Griffith, Penny Marshall and Ben Masters at the Minetta Lane Theater in New York, March 19, 1985. The play will preview at Manhattan Theater Club on April 9. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis) — First rehearsal for the new play “Eden Court”, written by Murphy Guyer featuring, from left Gus Boyd, Melanie Griffith, Penny Marshall and Ben Masters at the Minetta Lane Theater in New York, March 19, 1985. The play will preview at Manhattan Theater Club on April 9. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)

Actress Penny Marshall poses with her brother, producer-director Garry Marshall, in Los Angeles, Ca., Saturday night on Dec. 6, 1982. They are at a dinner given in honor of Garry Marshall by the Los Angeles Free Clinic for his support. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Penny Marshall, were waiting to begin a scene for the film "Love Me and I'll Be Your Best Friend," filming on New York's 84th St. Tuesday June 20, 1978. The scene calls for Penny to take a tumble while trying to carry the suit case and pillows up the steps of an apartment building. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi) — Actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Penny Marshall, were waiting to begin a scene for the film “Love Me and I’ll Be Your Best Friend,” filming on New York’s 84th St. Tuesday June 20, 1978. The scene calls for Penny to take a tumble while trying to carry the suit case and pillows up the steps of an apartment building. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi)

Penny Marshall second from left, leaves a memorial service at the homes of Debbie Reynolds and her daughter Carrie Fisher in Los Angeles Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Reynolds died Dec. 28 at the age of 84, a day after her daughter died at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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FILE – In this Aug. 12, 2004 file photo, actors from left, Henry Winkler, Penny Marshall, Ed Begley, Cindy Williams and Garry Marshall pose after Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams received their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Penny Marshall and Williams starred together in the TV show “Laverne and Shirley.” (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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