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Marion Ross to Lead July 4th Parade
'Happy Days' Ahead With TV's 'Mrs. C' On Board as Grand Marshal

From Garry Marshall to Grand Marshal'Here comes Marion Ross!

The actress, best known as Mrs. Cunningham on the iconic slice-of-'50s-Americana sitcom 'Happy Days' (1974-84), will come to town on Independence Day as grand marshal of the annual Fourth of July Parade.

'I'm really excited about doing the parade,' said Ross, who was invited by representatives of the Palisades Americanism Parade Association.

Three decades ago, 'Happy Days' was nothing short of an over-the-top, international pop culture phenomenon.

'We knew it was a success,' said Ross, 79, of the ABC series, which featured such beloved characters as Richie (Ron Howard), Chachi (Scott Baio), Potsie Weber (Anson Williams), Ralph Malph (Donny Most) and, of course, cool incarnate, Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler). However, 'we had no idea it would continue to rerun for 30 years. We're now such icons.'

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