Penny Marshall, 1943-2018

Penny Marshall (r.) with Cindy Williams in Laverne and Shirley

Penny Marshall, the star of the hit sitcome Laverne and Shirley who went on to become an accomplished movie director, has died at the age of 75.

This being a movie blog, I don't talk all that much about TV shows except during the monthly Thursday Movie Picks TV edition, for which I've already used Laverne and Shirley. But Marshall graduated from that into directing some well known movies, such as Jumpin' Jack Flash which helped give a boost to Whoopi Goldberg's career, and A League of Their Own.

I don't know if TCM will be editing their year-end TCM Remembers piece to include her, although there's certainly space in it for them to make additions.