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Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films.
Blake Edwards. Writer: The Pink Panther Strikes Again. Blake Edwards' stepfather's father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Blake Edwards, American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was best known for the classic romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) as well as the comedy The Pink Panther (1963) and its sequels.
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Blake Edwards. Writer: The Pink Panther Strikes Again. Blake Edwards' stepfather's father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager.
- July 26, 1922
- December 15, 2010
- A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) Directed by Blake Edwards. Screenplay by Blake Edwards and William Peter Blatter, based on the plays ‘L’Idiote’ by Marcel Archard and ‘A Shot in the Dark’ by Harry Kurnitz.
- BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961) Directed by Blake Edwards. Screenplay by George Axelrod, based on the novella by Truman Capote. Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, Mickey Rooney.
- THE PINK PANTHER (1963) Directed by Blake Edwards. Written by Maurice Richlin and Blake Edwards. Starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale.
- VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) Directed by Blake Edwards. Screenplay by Blake Edwards, story by Hans Hoemburg, based on the script by Reinhold Schunzel. Starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras.
Dec 16, 2010 · The American film-maker Blake Edwards has died in southern California at the age of 88. Edwards died of complications from pneumonia on Wednesday at St John's Health Centre in Santa Monica,...
Dec 17, 2010 · Blake Edwards, a writer and director who was hailed as a Hollywood master of screwball farces and rude comedies like “Victor/Victoria” and the “Pink Panther” movies, died Wednesday night ...
