Los Angeles. Garry Marshall reinvented the story of the Cinderella Julia Roberts putting on the skin of a prostitute who ends up falling handsome billionaire Richard Gere. Pretty Female became the overnight actress in “America’s sweetheart” and in these 25 years has established itself as one of the great classics of romantic comedy.
Hollywood today mourns the filmmaker, who died on Tuesday afternoon due to complications from pneumonia. As his spokesman confirmed to dpa, Michelle Bega, before he suffered a stroke from which he was admitted to a California hospital. . He was 81
Active until the end, Marshall premiered in April Mother’s Day , a choral comedy that follows the lives of different mothers and featured a stellar cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Garner, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy Olyphant and Hector Elizondo.
the cast of the romantic comedy Happy New Year also seemed the guest list of a party Celebrity: Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher, Til Schweiger and singer Jon Bon Jovi. The film, part of the last night of the year in New York, was also a tribute to his hometown. The Bronx
Before Pretty Woman , screenwriter, filmmaker and Marshall producer was known in the industry as the “king of the soap opera”. In the 70 co-produced and wrote several episodes of the hit television series The Odd Couple , but his leap to the big screen did not give him until he was 50 years, with comedy Young Doctors in Love.
Three years later, he signed to Tom Hanks making a yuppie who suddenly has to care for his father in Nothing in common , while in comedy Overboard (also known as new man, new life ) Goldie Hawn transformed into a millionaire who loses his memory. Later, he went to Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in the drama Eternally friendly.
After Pretty Woman , Marshall specialized in happy endings. Frankie and Johnny he joined Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer, while in Runaway Bride returned to work with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Then they came the two entertaining deliveries The Princess Diaries, with which won the teen audience, and Raising Helen , with Kate Hudson.
in the family drama Georgia rule ( the rules of Georgia ), Jane Fonda had to deal with a teenage rebel which she played Lindsay Lohan, and “Stories Valentine “again bringing another star cast with Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Julia Roberts and singer Taylor Swift, among others.
As an amateur actor, Marshall played often small roles before the cameras. Thus, for example, he worked in Jumpin Jack Flash to the orders of his sister Penny Marshall ( Big ). He was married since 1963 and both his wife Barbara and their three children frequently appeared in his films with small roles.
His son Scott is also a filmmaker, while with his daughter Kathleen Marshall ran a small theater in Burbank near the major Hollywood studios. The filmmaker, who was defined as “addicted to the theater”, hosted on that stage both old friends and young talents.
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