Garry Marshall
Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actor, best known for creating "Happy Days" and its various spin-offs, developing Neil Simon's 1965 play "The Odd Couple" for television, and directing "Pretty Woman", "Beaches", "Runaway Bride", "Valentine's Day", "New Year's Eve", "Mother's Day", "The Princess Diaries", and "".
Garry Marshall
One such project titled "Four Stars" was directed by Lynda Goodfriend (who portrayed Lori Beth in "Happy Days"), and was based on a play Goodfriend had read when she was studying at the Lee Strasberg Center, which had been written by John Schulte and Kevin Mahoney. It starred Julie Paris (the daughter of Jerry Paris) and Bert Kramer. Schulte later co-wrote with TV veteran writer and producer, Fred Fox, Jr., who penned and produced a number of Marshall's television series, including "Happy Days" and "Laverne and Shirley". Marshall went on to focus on directing feature films, with a series of hits, such as "Beaches", "Pretty Woman", "The Princess Diaries", "Valentine's Day", and "New Year's Eve".