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Penny Marshall became a successful film director after starring in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley. Her works include Big and Riding in Cars With Boys.
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Penny Marshall - On NOT Writing (Shatner's Raw Nerve) (1:23)
Penny Marshall - On NOT Writing
Penny Marshall discusses her fear of committing thoughts to paper.
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Play NowPenny Marshall. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 07:18, Jun 18, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/penny-marshall-9542495.
Penny Marshall. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/penny-marshall-9542495 [Accessed 18 Jun 2013].
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"Penny Marshall," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/penny-marshall-9542495 [accessed Jun 18, 2013].
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Penny Marshall [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 Jun 18] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/penny-marshall-9542495.
Penny Marshall, http://www.biography.com/people/penny-marshall-9542495 (last visited Jun 18, 2013).
Penny Marshall. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/penny-marshall-9542495. Accessed Jun 18, 2013.
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