Marshall's achievements in the entertainment
field have been many. The nine feature films he has directed have
included "Overboard," "Nothing in Common," "Beaches,"
and "Pretty Woman," one of the highest grossing films for
Walt Disney Studios. Marshall has written Broadway plays and also
created and produced 14 television series including "Happy Days,"
"Laverne and Shirley," (in which his sister, Penny Marshall
starred) and "Mork and Mindy." With his daughter, Lori,
he wrote an autobiography, Wake Me When It's Funny. In 1990, he received
the Lifetime Achievement Award for comedy. He graduated from Northwestern’s
Medill School of Journalism in 1956.
