Garry Marshall: 10 stories from his memoir

The 'Pretty Woman' and 'New Year's Eve' director Garry Marshall reflects on his time in Tinseltown in his new memoir, 'My Happy Days In Hollywood.'

3. An ambitious partner is a good thing

Comedian Joey Bishop and actress Abby Dalton on 'The Joey Bishop Show'

After Marshall and Freeman had worked for Bishop, the comedian contacted Marshall and Freeman and asked if the two wanted to move to Los Angeles to be writers on his new sitcom, "The Joey Bishop Show." Marshall was still deciding when Freeman told Bishop yes. "Sometimes it is important to have a partner more ambitious than you are," Marshall writes. Marshall moved to Los Angeles – permanently, though he didn't know it at the time.

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