It’s a tragic day for American pop culture with the passing of Penny Marshall.
It’s a tragic day for American pop culture with the passing of Penny Marshall. TMZ reported that Penny Marshall passed away at the age of 75 in her Hollywood Hills, California home from complications with diabetes. The report was issued by Michelle Bega, Marshall’s longtime publicist. You’ll of course remember Marshall from her famous roll on first “Happy Days”, followed by her leading role with Cindy Williams on “Laverne & Shirley”. She wasn’t just a gorgeous and hilarious leading lady; Marshall’s career touched every generation of America cinema.
Before we dive into her illustrious career, let’s go back to Marshall’s beginnings in the Bronx. In fact, she even grew up on the same street in the Bronx as Neil Simon, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren. Must’ve been something in the air there, right? Born on October 15,1943, Marshall was born into a family of cinema. Her mother, Marjorie Marshall, was a tap dance teacher and her father, Tony Marshall, was a film director and producer. Show business might’ve run in her blood, but Penny Marshall made her own fate from an early age.
