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I started as a journalist actually. I graduated from Northwestern Medill School of Journalism and with my degree discovered, once out in the real world, I wasn't very good at it.
Garry Marshall
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Garry Marshall
Age: 81 †
Born: 1934
Born: November 13
Died: 2016
Died: July 19
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