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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' stepfather's father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with Panhandle (1948) and including six for director Richard Quine.
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- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Santa Monica, California, USA
Apr 30, 2024 · Blake Edwards (born July 26, 1922, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.—died December 15, 2010, Santa Monica, California) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was best known for the classic romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffiany’s (1961) as well as the comedy The Pink Panther (1963) and its sequels.
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- 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.
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. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with Panhandle (1948) and including six for director Richard Quine.
- July 26, 1922
- December 15, 2010
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Aug 27, 2022 · Blake Edwards and Julie Andrews had a chance to deepen their relationship when he directed her in the musical "Darling Lili," which he had also written with her in mind, according to People. They lived together while filming in Ireland, but Andrews also struggled to allow herself to love again. "I kept telling him it wasn't going to work," she ...
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, his ...
