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Background Information: The Flamingo Kid
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| The Flamingo Kid was a 1984 film directed by Garry Marshall & starring Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna & Janet Jones. It was the first movie to receive a PG-13 rating, although it was released after Red Dawn. The Flamingo Kid at the Internet Movie Database. |
Biography: Garry Marshall
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Garry Kent Marshall is an American actor/director/writer/producer. He is the brother of actress/director Penny Marshall. Born in New York City, Marshall attended Northwestern University, where he wrote a sports column for the college newspaper. He began as a joke writer for such comedians as Joey Bishop & Phil Foster, then he became a writer for the Tonight Show with Jack Paar. In 1961 he moved to Hollywood, where he teamed up with Jerry Belson as a writer for television. The pair worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Danny Thomas Show & The Lucy Show. They then adapted Neil Simon s play The Odd Couple for television. On his own, Marshall created Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley & Mork & Mindy. In 1984 Marshall had a movie hit as the writer of The Flamingo Kid. He went on to write Nothing in Common, Overboard, Beaches, Pretty Woman, Frankie & Johnny & Exit to Eden, among others. Marshall is also an actor, having appeared in the television series Murphy Brown & in such movies as Goldfinger, Grand Theft Auto, Lost in America, Jumpin Jack Flash, Runaway Bride & Orange County.
Posters Of Runaway BrideEditors Choice: Runaway Bride, The Other Sister, The Princess Diaries, Exit To Eden, Pretty Woman, Beaches, Overboard, Frankie And Johnny, View DVDology
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