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 112
Movies 97
Director 34
Producer 19
self 17
TV Shows 15
Writer 11
Creator 5
Screenplay 1
![And the Oscar Goes To...](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/28764-and-the-oscar-goes-to.webp)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
![The Pink Panther 2](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/10586-the-pink-panther-2.webp)
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
![The Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/9897-the-pink-panther.webp)
The Pink Panther (2006)
![Victor/Victoria](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70252-victor-victoria.webp)
Victor/Victoria (1995)
![The Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/23632-the-pink-panther.webp)
The Pink Panther (1993)
![Son of the Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/412-son-of-the-pink-panther.webp)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
![Julie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/168437-julie.webp)
Julie (1992)
![Switch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/33685-switch.webp)
Switch (1991)
![Peter Gunn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70303-peter-gunn.webp)
Peter Gunn (1989)
![Skin Deep](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70283-skin-deep.webp)
Skin Deep (1989)
![Justin Case](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/186637-justin-case.webp)
Justin Case (1988)
![Sunset](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/21802-sunset.webp)
Sunset (1988)
![Blind Date](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/29047-blind-date.webp)
Blind Date (1987)
![That's Life!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/65605-that-s-life.webp)
That's Life! (1986)
![A Fine Mess](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70273-a-fine-mess.webp)
A Fine Mess (1986)
![Micki + Maude](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70288-micki-maude.webp)
Micki + Maude (1984)
![City Heat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/13571-city-heat.webp)
City Heat (1984)
![The Man Who Loved Women](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/48717-the-man-who-loved-women.webp)
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
![Curse of the Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/420-curse-of-the-pink-panther.webp)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
![Trail of the Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/417-trail-of-the-pink-panther.webp)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
![Victor/Victoria](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/8480-victor-victoria.webp)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
![S.O.B.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/16212-s-o-b.webp)
S.O.B. (1981)
![Casino](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/705468-casino.webp)
Casino (1980)
![10](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/14297-10.webp)
10 (1979)
![Revenge of the Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/413-revenge-of-the-pink-panther.webp)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
![The Pink Panther Strikes Again](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/414-the-pink-panther-strikes-again.webp)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
![The Return of the Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/415-the-return-of-the-pink-panther.webp)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
![The Tamarind Seed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/41155-the-tamarind-seed.webp)
The Tamarind Seed (1974)
![Julie on Sesame Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/408157-julie-on-sesame-street.webp)
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
![Julie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/549757-julie.webp)
Julie (1972)
![The Carey Treatment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/41156-the-carey-treatment.webp)
The Carey Treatment (1972)
![Wild Rovers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/57173-wild-rovers.webp)
Wild Rovers (1971)
![Darling Lili](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/54490-darling-lili.webp)
Darling Lili (1970)
![The Monk](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/483936-the-monk.webp)
The Monk (1969)
![Inspector Clouseau](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/416-inspector-clouseau.webp)
Inspector Clouseau (1968)
![The Dick Cavett Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/142206-the-dick-cavett-show.webp)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
![The Party](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/7895-the-party.webp)
The Party (1968)
![Waterhole #3](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/40037-waterhole-3.webp)
Waterhole #3 (1967)
![Gunn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70295-gunn.webp)
Gunn (1967)
![What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/47678-what-did-you-do-in-the-war-daddy.webp)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
![The Great Race](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/60224-the-great-race.webp)
The Great Race (1965)
![A Shot in the Dark](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/419-a-shot-in-the-dark.webp)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
![The Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/418-the-pink-panther.webp)
The Pink Panther (1963)
![Soldier in the Rain](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/62711-soldier-in-the-rain.webp)
Soldier in the Rain (1963)
![Experiment in Terror](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70271-experiment-in-terror.webp)
Experiment in Terror (1962)
![Walk on the Wild Side](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/38707-walk-on-the-wild-side.webp)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
![Dante](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/71518-dante.webp)
Dante (1960)
![High Time](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70277-high-time.webp)
High Time (1960)
![Operation Petticoat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/8463-operation-petticoat.webp)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
![Mr. Lucky](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70309-mr-lucky.webp)
Mr. Lucky (1959)
![The Perfect Furlough](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/60193-the-perfect-furlough.webp)
The Perfect Furlough (1958)
![Peter Gunn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/21648-peter-gunn.webp)
Peter Gunn (1958)
![This Happy Feeling](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/59573-this-happy-feeling.webp)
This Happy Feeling (1958)
![Meet McGraw](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/138960-meet-mcgraw.webp)
Meet McGraw (1957)
![Mister Cory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/60188-mister-cory.webp)
Mister Cory (1957)
![He Laughed Last](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70293-he-laughed-last.webp)
He Laughed Last (1956)
![My Sister Eileen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/66560-my-sister-eileen.webp)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
![Bring Your Smile Along](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70291-bring-your-smile-along.webp)
Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
![All Ashore](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/62217-all-ashore.webp)
All Ashore (1953)
![The Ford Television Theatre](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/537507-the-ford-television-theatre.webp)
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
![Four Star Playhouse](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
![Sound Off](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/62219-sound-off.webp)
Sound Off (1952)
![Stampede](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70306-stampede.webp)
Stampede (1949)
![Leather Gloves](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/261362-leather-gloves.webp)
Leather Gloves (1948)
![Panhandle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70255-panhandle.webp)
Panhandle (1948)
![Big Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/119250-big-town.webp)
Big Town (1946)
![The Strange Love of Martha Ivers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/22675-the-strange-love-of-martha-ivers.webp)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
![From This Day Forward](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/55103-from-this-day-forward.webp)
From This Day Forward (1946)
![Tokyo Rose](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70267-tokyo-rose.webp)
Tokyo Rose (1946)
![Strangler of the Swamp](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70258-strangler-of-the-swamp.webp)
Strangler of the Swamp (1946)
![They Were Expendable](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/11968-they-were-expendable.webp)
They Were Expendable (1945)
![A Guy, a Gal and a Pal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/261015-a-guy-a-gal-and-a-pal.webp)
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945)
![Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/89421-thirty-seconds-over-tokyo.webp)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
![The Unwritten Code](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/70264-the-unwritten-code.webp)
The Unwritten Code (1944)
![A Guy Named Joe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/26890-a-guy-named-joe.webp)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
![Lucky Legs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/97266-lucky-legs.webp)
Lucky Legs (1942)
![Ten Gentlemen from West Point](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/43807-ten-gentlemen-from-west-point.webp)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
![The Pink Panther](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
The Pink Panther
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1922-07-26
Deathday2010-12-15 (88 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Blake Crump
Birth PlaceTulsa, United States
Height178-centimeter
RelationshipsJulie Andrews (1969 - 2010), Patricia Walker (1953 - 1967)
ChildrenGeoffrey Edwards, Jennifer Edwards
FatherDon Crump
MotherLillian Virginia McEdward
RelativesEmma Walton Hamilton
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsSam O. Brown, 블레이크 에드워즈, William Blake Crump
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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