Marty Nadler Dies: Comic & Longtime Garry Marshall Collaborator On Sitcoms & Films Was 80
Marty Nadler, a comic and TV writer-producer who worked with Garry Marshall on the smash sitcoms Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and many of his movies, died August 26 in Margate, FL. He was 80. His son Charlie Nadler told Deadline through a rep that his father died of complications from myasthenia gravis, a […]
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Variety · Aug 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM ET
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Marty Nadler Dies: Comic & Longtime Garry Marshall Collaborator On Sitcoms & Films Was 80(opens original report in a new tab)VarietyTier B
Writer and Comedian Marty Nadler Dies at 80(opens original report in a new tab)Marty Nadler, a producer, sitcom writer and stand-up comedian, who worked on “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “The Odd Couple,” died in Margate, Florida, on Aug. 26. He was 80. His son, Charlie Nadler, said he… — Variety
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