Biography
Blake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Edwards' career began in the 1940s as an actor but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures. He used his writing skills to begin producing and directing, with some of his best films including: Experiment in Terror, The Great Race, and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with the British comedian Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he was also renowned for his dramatic work, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Days of Wine and Roses. His greatest successes, however, were his comedies, and most of his films were either musicals, melodramas, slapstick comedies, and thrillers.
In 2004, he received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.
Filmography
all 108
Movies 93
Director 44
Writer 22
self 16
TV Shows 15
Creator 5
Producer 3
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Pink Panther and Pals (2010)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
The Pink Panther (2006)
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic (2006)
Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon' (2004)
The Pink Panther Story (2003)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Victor/Victoria (1995)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon (1994)
The Pink Panther (1993)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)
La nouvelle panthère rose (1993)
Julie (1992)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
Switch (1991)
William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989)
Peter Gunn (1989)
Skin Deep (1989)
Justin Case (1988)
Sunset (1988)
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988)
Blind Date (1987)
That's Life! (1986)
A Fine Mess (1986)
Micki + Maude (1984)
City Heat (1984)
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
S.O.B. (1981)
Casino (1980)
10 (1979)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Die Titelmacher (1976)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Julie: My Favourite Things (1975)
The Tamarind Seed (1974)
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden (1974)
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
Julie (1972)
The Carey Treatment (1972)
Wild Rovers (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Darling Lili (1970)
The Monk (1969)
Inspector Clouseau (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Party (1968)
Waterhole #3 (1967)
Gunn (1967)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
The Great Race (1965)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
The Pink Panther (1963)
Soldier in the Rain (1963)
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
Experiment in Terror (1962)
The Couch (1962)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Dante (1960)
High Time (1960)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
Mr. Lucky (1959)
The Perfect Furlough (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
This Happy Feeling (1958)
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Meet McGraw (1957)
Mister Cory (1957)
He Laughed Last (1956)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
The Atomic Kid (1954)
Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
Cruisin' Down the River (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
All Ashore (1953)
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Sound Off (1952)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952)
Stampede (1949)
Leather Gloves (1948)
Panhandle (1948)
Big Town (1946)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
From This Day Forward (1946)
Tokyo Rose (1946)
Strangler of the Swamp (1946)
They Were Expendable (1945)
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945)
She's a Sweetheart (1944)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
The Unwritten Code (1944)
Marshal of Reno (1944)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Lucky Legs (1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
The Pink Panther
The Life and Art of Mister Parker
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1922-07-26
Deathday2010-12-15 (88 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Blake Crump
Birth PlaceTulsa, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsJulie Andrews (1969-01-01 - 2010-12-15), Patricia Walker (1953-01-01 - 1967-01-01)
ChildrenGeoffrey Edwards, Jennifer Edwards
FatherDon Crump
MotherLillian Virginia McEdward
RelativesEmma Walton Hamilton
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsSam O. Brown, 블레이크 에드워즈
AwardsWriters Guild of America Award, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, César Award for Best Foreign Film, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Edgar Awards, Academy Honorary Award
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