Cindy Williams, who played upbeat Shirley Feeney to Penny Marshall's wise-cracking Laverne DeFazio in the 1970s sitcom 'Laverne & Shirley,' has died.

“Laverne & Shirley,” which ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983, starred Ms. Williams and Penny Marshall as two young single women working at a Milwaukee brewery in the 1950s. Ms.

It worked, and Laverne and Shirley, looking at the comic misadventures of its leading ladies, aired from 1976 to 1983 and spent two of its eight seasons as the highest-rated show on television.

Laverne & Shirley ran for eight seasons on ABC, from its first episode on Jan. 27, 1976, through its last on May 10, 1983. Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images ← Previous Article ...