{"id":1831424,"date":"2023-02-01T10:05:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1831424"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:13:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:13:59","slug":"cindy-williams-star-of-laverne-shirley-and-american-graffiti-dead-at-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cindy-williams-star-of-laverne-shirley-and-american-graffiti-dead-at-75\/","title":{"rendered":"Cindy Williams, Star of \u201cLaverne &amp; Shirley\u201d and \u201cAmerican Graffiti\u201d, Dead at 75"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcindy-williams-star-of-laverne-shirley-and-american-graffiti-dead-at-75%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1831424&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">Cindy Williams, who starred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/david-lander-dead-laverne-shirley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Laverne &#038; Shirley,&#8221;<\/a> According to her family she passed away Wednesday, at the age 75, after a brief illness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Williams portrayed Shirley alongside Penny Marshall\u2019s Laverne on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/sitcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The popular sitcom.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liza Cranis, the family spokesperson, issued a statement to Fox News Digital in support of Williams&#8217; children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/cindy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Penny Marshall, left, and Cindy Williams from the comedy series \" Laverne and Shirley  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Penny Marshall (left) and Cindy Williams (right) from the comedy series &#8220;Laverne and Shirley&#8221; appeared at the Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, September 9, 1979.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Williams-Photo-credit-Christopher-Ameruoso.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Cindy Williams, who starred in \" Laverne and Shirley \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Cindy Williams, who starred as Cindy in &#8220;Laverne and Shirley,&#8221; According to her family, she died Wednesday at 75 after a short illness.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Christopher Ameruoso)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable\u00a0sadness that could never truly be expressed. Knowing and loving her has been our joy and\u00a0privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor\u00a0and a glittering spirit that everyone loved,&#8221; The statement was made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/cindy-williams-shared-her-faith-in-god-power-that-was-unconditionally-good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CINDY WILLIAMS SHARE HER FAITH in GOD: \u2018POWER THAT WAS UNCONDITIONALLY GOOD\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have always been, and will remain, SO proud of her for many things&#8230;her lifelong mission to rescue animals, her prolific artistry, her faith, and\u00a0most of all, her ability to make the world laugh! May that laughter continue in everyone, because\u00a0she would want that. Thank you for loving our Mom, she loved you too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/ec981101-cindy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Cindy Williams portrayed Shirley alongside Penny Marshall\u2019s Laverne on the popular sitcom.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Cindy Williams portrayed Shirley alongside Penny Marshall\u2019s Laverne on the popular sitcom.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(ABC Photo Archives).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams also appeared in George Lucas&#8217; 1973 film. &#8220;American Graffiti&#8221; Francis Ford Coppola, director &#8220;The Conversation&#8221; From 1974.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/stars-weve-lost-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>STARS LOST IN 2023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, she was the most famous for her work. &#8220;Laverne &#038; Shirley,&#8221; The &#8220;Happy Days&#8221; ABC&#8217;s spinoff, which ran from 1976 to 1982 and was in its prime among the most watched shows on TV.<\/p>\n<p>Williams played Shirley, Marshall&#8217;s strict roommate on the show about the two roommates who lived in Milwaukee during the 1950s-&#8217;60s. Laverne was Marshall&#8217;s more libertine Laverne.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE to SIGN UP for the Entertainment News Letter<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Williams&#8217; co-star, Penny, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/penny-marshall-star-of-laverne-and-shirley-dead-at-75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In 2018, passed away<\/a> 75. Penny Marshall was the sibling of Garry Marshall, the creator of the series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/GettyImages-93369339.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Cindy Williams as Shirley in \" Laverne and Shirley \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Cindy Williams is Shirley &#8220;Laverne and Shirley&#8221; Season 3.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(ABC Photo Archives).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams was a guest on &#8220;Law and Order: SVU,&#8221; &#8220;7th Heaven&#8221;  &#8220;8 Simple Rules.&#8221; Others television roles include &#8220;The Odd Couple,&#8221; &#8220;A Dream of Christmas,&#8221; &#8220;Sam and Cat,&#8221; &#8220;Getting By&#8221;  &#8220;Normal Life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Williams published her book &#8220;Shirley I Jest: A Storied Life&#8221; In 2015, and had just completed a tour of national theaters. &#8220;Me, Myself and Shirley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>This report was compiled by the Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Janelle Ash works as an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cindy Williams, who starred &#8220;Laverne &#038; Shirley,&#8221; According to her family she passed away Wednesday, at the age 75, after a brief illness.\u00a0 Williams portrayed Shirley alongside Penny Marshall\u2019s Laverne on The popular sitcom. Liza Cranis, the family spokesperson, issued a statement to Fox News Digital in support of Williams&#8217; children. 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