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I really wasn't too interested in writing Father Knows Best and Ozzie And Harriet. I thought they were pleasant enough, but it wasn't really what I wanted to do.
Garry Marshall
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Garry Marshall
Age: 81 †
Born: 1934
Born: November 13
Died: 2016
Died: July 19
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Garry Kent Marshall
Garry K. Marshall
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Never underestimate the power of your sister.
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Women are pretty good. Women usually fight about some stupid guy and then when they figure out it's just a stupid guy they make up and move on.
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