The Big L

The Big L

Originally shared by Self-Rescuing Princess Society

Very sad news this morning.

I grew up watching her on Laverne & Shirley, and have admired her work behind the camera. I think my love of A League of Their Own is pretty obvious.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/penny-marshall-sitcom-star-who-directed-league-of-their-own-dies-at-75/2018/12/18/d81ed3ac-02f5-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html?utm_term=.274bc415f1cc
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/penny-marshall-sitcom-star-who-directed-league-of-their-own-dies-at-75/2018/12/18/d81ed3ac-02f5-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html?utm_term=.274bc415f1cc

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  1. Geo. TirebiterDecember 18, 2018 at 2:28 PM

    the first time I had a chance to talk to a celebrity was when I was hired to do traffic control on my day off. Penny Marshall was not yet a director. She was playing a triathlete on a movie of the week, I think on ABC. I stood on a camera rig attached to a truck so I could hop on and off and stop traffic around this hilly neighborhood while they filmed. It was pretty cool they were spraying water on her to simulate sweat and she was on a racing bike. The bike was mounted to the truck. I joked with her and she laughed and talked with me. I was taken with her common touch as she bantered with the crew. As we did take after take of her climbing hills. According to IMDB, it was in 1985 and called Challenge of a Lifetime. I never saw it.

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  2. Drew McCarthyDecember 18, 2018 at 3:18 PM

    Penny Marshall:

    "When you start a television show the key is to get the audience to remember the names of the characters and their occupations. So an actress ends up saying her name and job many times during the first few episodes of any sitcom. When I first read the pilot script of Laverne & Shirley, it had us saying our names and that we were bottle cappers every other page."

    "So when I went to try on my wardrobe, I remembered the fact that I would have to keep repeating my name and it might get pretty boring. I was looking for a short cut as I sifted through the vintage clothing that the wardrobe department had collected from the 1950s. I came across a sweater with an initial sewn in the upper left corner. It suddenly dawned on me how I could save time. Make the initial an “L” and then everyone would remember that my name is Laverne. The wardrobe department took my suggestion and quickly changed the letter to an “L” and the rest is history."

    "Many people ask if I still have some items of clothing in my closet with the Laverne “L” on them and my answer is yes. I’m saving them and if I ever need some quick cash I can always sell them on eBay or Craig’s List."

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