(photo by Edwin Folven)

Flowers were placed Wednesday at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of film and television writer and director Garry Marshall, who died on July 19 at age 81. Marshall died at a hospital in Burbank from complications of pneumonia after suffering a stroke, according to a statement released by the public relations company Rogers & Cowan. Marshall created the hit sitcoms “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley” and “Mork & Mindy,” and directed 18 films including “Beaches,” “Overboard,” “The Princess Diaries,” “Mother’s Day” and “Pretty Woman.” He is survived by his wife of 53 years Barbara Sue Marshall; sisters Ronny Hallin and Penny Marshall; children Lori, Kathleen and Scott; and six grandchildren. Marshall’s star is located at 6834 Hollywood Blvd. in front of the El Capitan Theatre.

Funeral services will be private. A memorial is planned on Marshall’s birthday, Nov. 13. The family requests donations be made to the Saban Community Clinic, The Intensive Care Unit at Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank and Northwestern University Undergraduate Scholarship Fund.