Comedy Says Goodbye to Penny Marshall

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Tuesday the world said goodbye to another comedy legend. Penny Marshall was 75 when she died of complications from diabetes and she is being remembered as an important voice in comedy. If her only contributions to the genre was her roles in tv’s The Odd Couple and her seven year run as Laverne DiFazio in the hit series Laverne and Shirley, she would still have been a legend but she followed that role up with a long-lasting and continually trailblazing career as a director and producer. And even after she had left her acting career behind, she continued to pop up in great cameos and voice roles in so many comedy series.

Jumpin Jack Flash, Big, A League of Their Own, Renaissance Man and Awakenings were all unforgettable comedies or movies with comedic elements, and she also produced Bewitched and directed for television, and then there were plenty of dramatic films. With Big, she became the first woman to direct a movie that earned over $100 million

Today the comedy world said goodbye to Marshall on social media with heartfelt words of love and admiration. Those who knew her, worked with her or were just inspired with her, paid tribute.

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