My happy days in Hollywood : from Happy Days and the Odd Couple to Pretty Woman and the Princess Diaries : tales from a Hollywood legend ; a memoir

With the television hits __The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley,__ and __Mork & Mindy__, and movies like __The Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman,__ and __The Princess Diaries__ under his belt, Garry Marshall has been among the most successful writers, directors, and producers in America for more than five decades. His work on the small and big screen has delighted audiences for the last three decades and has withstood the test of time. In __My Happy Days in Hollywood__, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time, sharing the joys and challenges of working with the Fonz and the young Julia Roberts, the “street performer” Robin Williams, and the young Anne Hathaway, among many others. This honest, vibrant, and often hilarious memoir reveals a man whose career has been defined by his drive to make people laugh and whose personal philosophy—despite his tremendous achievements—has always been that life is more important than show business. The Bronx: growing up allergic to everything but stickball Northwestern: attending college with the thickest accent anyone had ever heard Korea: welcome to the United States Army, Mr. Marshall New York City: writing for stand-up comedians and being paid in corn beef Hollywood: finding love, laughs and Lucy in California The odd couple: running my first tv show with Oscar and Felix Happy days: hanging out with the Cunningham family and friends Schlemiel! schlimazel! Laverne & Shirley are driving the writers crazy Mork and Mindy: managing a martian and a new playwrighting career Young doctors in love: directing an outrageous hospital comedy as my first movie The flamingo kid: going back to my New York roots Nothing in common: working with the great ones Hanks and Gleason Overboard: capturing love on the ocean with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell Beaches: exploring female friendship with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey Pretty woman: meeting a hooker with a heart of gold and a girl named Julia Frankie and Johnny: Pfeiffer, Pacino, the Claire de lune and me Exit to Eden: taking a wrong turn into the land of S&M Dear God: building stories in a post office and a new career as an actor The other sister: striving for different kind of love story Runaway bride: walking down the aisle again with Roberts and Gere Princess diaries: giving the royal treatment to Andrews and Hathaway Raising Helen: directing Kate Hudson and the next generation Georgia rules: Jane rules and Lindsay misbehaves Valentine's day: turning the camera on love and my favorite day of the year New year's eve: celebrating the splendor of New York City. With the television hits The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy, and movies like The Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman, and The Princess Diaries under his belt, Garry Marshall was among the most successful writers, directors, and producers in America for more than five decades. His work on the small and big screen delighted audiences for decades and has withstood the test of time. In My Happy Days in Hollywood, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time, sharing the joys and challenges of working with the Fonz and the young Julia Roberts, the “street performer” Robin Williams, and the young Anne Hathaway, among many others. This honest, vibrant, and often hilarious memoir reveals a man whose career was defined by his drive to make people laugh and whose personal philosophy—despite his tremendous achievements—was always that life is more important than show business. Once called a legend in his own time slot, Garry Marshall has been among the most successful writers, directors, and producers in America for more than five decades. As a comedy writer who began his career during television's last "golden age" writing for Dick Van Dyke, he went on to produce some of the most beloved sitcoms in television history, including The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy . Marshall's enormous influence as a director has been felt in film as well, in such classic motion pictures as The Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman, and The Princess Diaries . His work on the big screen has delighted audiences for the last three decades and has withstood the test of time. In My Happy Days in Hollywood , Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time, sharing the joys... A lighthearted account by the producer and director of such productions as "Laverne & Shirley" and "Pretty Woman" traces his Bronx childhood, role in shaping A-list celebrity careers, and personal philosophies about life and entertainment.