Remembrances

Music & Culture

The Enduring Musical Influence Of Electric Guitarist Charlie Christian

2:09pm July 26, 2016

by Kevin Whitehead

Born in 1916, Christian died when he was just 25 years old. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead calls him "the single greatest influence on a signature 20th-century instrument."

Tim LaHaye (right) and Jerry B. Jenkins sign the 12th book in the Left Behind series at a store in Spartanburg, S.C., in 2004.

Religion

Tim LaHaye, Evangelical Legend Behind 'Left Behind' Series, Dies At 90

7:38pm July 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

LaHaye was the co-author of the best-selling series of books about the rapture. He was the author of scores of nonfiction books as well.

Soprano Marni Nixon, shown above in June 1988, was dubbed "The Ghostess with the Mostest" in Time magazine. "Bad rhyme, but that sort of stuck," she said.

'Ghost' Soprano Marni Nixon, Who Voiced Blockbuster Musicals, Dies At 86

6:01pm July 25, 2016

by Jeff Lunden

You might not know Marni Nixon's name, but you've probably heard her. Nixon dubbed the voices for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.

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Henry Winkler On Garry Marshall: 'He Was An Unstoppable Creator'

6:00pm July 20, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to actor Henry Winkler, who starred in Happy Days, about his memories working with writer and director Garry Marshall.

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Hollywood Legend Garry Marshall Dies At 81

4:40pm July 20, 2016

by Ted Robbins

Hollywood legend Garry Marshall died Tuesday at the age of 81. He was responsible for some of the biggest TV hits of the 1970s including The Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. He also made Julia Roberts a superstar with Pretty Woman.

Arts

Fresh Air Remembers Garry Marshall, Creator Of 'Happy Days' And 'Laverne & Shirley'

1:48pm July 20, 2016

Marshall, who died yesterday at the age of 81, was a noted writer and director of both television and film. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1991, shortly after the release of his movie, Frankie and Johnny.

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Garry Marshall, Director Of Big- And Small-Screen Projects, Dies At 81

1:44pm July 20, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Writer-director Garry Marshall, who had a string of TV hits that included Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and the box-office smashes Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride, has died. He was 81.

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Director Garry Marshall, shown at the film premiere of New Year's Eve in Hollywood in 2011, has died at 81.

Arts

Garry Marshall, A Master Of Comedy On TV And In Film, Dies At 81

1:37pm July 20, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, The Flamingo Kid, Pretty Woman: If you had to live on a deserted island, you could do far worse than to take the work of Garry Marshall with you.

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Actors Henry Winkler (left), Penny Marshall, Writer/producer Garry Marshall, Cindy Williams and Dick Van Dyke pose for a portrait during the "TV Land Awards" in 2008.

Arts

Remembering Garry Marshall, For Whom We Stayed Up Past 8 O'Clock

10:19am July 20, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Garry Marshall was the creator of Happy Days and the director of Pretty Woman and The Flamingo Kid. We look at his long career as a producer, director, writer and actor.

UC Berkeley Student Nicolas Leslie Killed In Nice, France, Attack

4:37pm July 18, 2016

by Ana Tintocalis

Among those killed in Nice, France, last week was 20-year-old University of California, Berkeley, student Nicolas Leslie.