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Screenwriter Born: August 31, 1948 in New York City, NY Biography:Screenwriter "Lowell Ganz" was 23 years old when he was taken under the wing of TV producer "Gary Marshall" as a member of the writing staff of the popular sitcom "The Odd Couple". "Marshall" liked Ganz's offbeat sense of humor and his willingness to work long hours for the sake of a laugh; by 1974, Ganz was a co-producer of "Happy Days". During his tenure on "Laverne and Shirley", which he helped develop, Ganz and writer Mark "Babaloo" Mandel formed a screenwriting team, distinguished by a fondness for unorthodox comic situations. A prime example of this style was Ganz and Mandel's first movie screenplay, "Night Shift" (1982), the story of a morgue attendant who runs a prostitution service in his off-hours. "Night Shift" reunited Ganz and Mandel with "Happy Days" confreres "Henry Winkler" (the star) and "Ron Howard" (the director); it was "Howard" who insisted that the writing team pen his next... Full Biography
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