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#Muse40for40: Penny Marshall (1994)

Bronx-born Penny Marshall, best known for playing Laverne DeFazio on ABC's Laverne & Shirley, smashed Hollywood's glass ceiling with her sophmoric directorial effort Big ('88) starring Tom Hanks.

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Our Muse, Penny Marshall

In memory of Penny Marshall, who passed away this week at the age of 75, we take a look back at her hilarious and heartfelt speech from the 1994 NYWIFT Muse Awards.

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#SummerHours: Throwback Thursday: Women in Sports

Horseracing, baseball, basketball, soccer - "there's no crying" in the women in sports edition of NYWIFT's #SummerHours, bringing you the best of female athletes on film.

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