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 29
Producer 25
self 17
TV Shows 15
Creator 6
Screenplay 6
Writer 3
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Movie
Characters
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Movie
7.75
Characters
The Pink Panther (2006)
Movie
7.5
Self
I Me (2000)
Movie
Musical / Producer / Original Film Writer / Director / Stage Director
Victor/Victoria (1995)
Movie
Creator
The Pink Panther (1993)
TV
6
Story / Director / Characters
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
Movie
5.91
Creator / Producer
Julie (1992)
TV
Screenplay / Director
Switch (1991)
Movie
Director / Writer / Executive Producer
Peter Gunn (1989)
Movie
Director / Writer
Skin Deep (1989)
Movie
4
Executive Producer / Director / Writer
Justin Case (1988)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Sunset (1988)
Movie
Director
Blind Date (1987)
Movie
Writer / Director
That's Life! (1986)
Movie
Director / Writer
A Fine Mess (1986)
Movie
5.67
Director
Micki + Maude (1984)
Movie
Screenplay
City Heat (1984)
Movie
6
Screenplay / Director / Producer
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Producer
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Movie
5.32
Producer / Director / Story / Screenplay
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Movie
5.39
Director / Producer / Screenplay
Victor/Victoria (1982)
Movie
10
Screenplay / Director / Producer
S.O.B. (1981)
Movie
Executive Consultant
Casino (1980)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Producer
10 (1979)
Movie
2
Director / Screenplay / Producer / Story
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Movie
5.63
Screenplay / Director / Producer
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Movie
6.02
Director / Screenplay / Producer
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Movie
5.94
Director / Screenplay
The Tamarind Seed (1974)
Movie
Executive Producer
Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
Movie
Director
Julie (1972)
Movie
Director
The Carey Treatment (1972)
Movie
Director / Screenplay
Wild Rovers (1971)
Movie
Director / Writer / Producer
Darling Lili (1970)
Movie
Story
The Monk (1969)
Movie
Characters
Inspector Clouseau (1968)
Movie
5.32
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Director / Producer / Screenplay / Story
The Party (1968)
Movie
5.8
Producer
Waterhole #3 (1967)
Movie
Director / Writer
Gunn (1967)
Movie
Director / Story / Producer
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
Movie
Director / Original Story
The Great Race (1965)
Movie
6.38
Producer / Director / Screenplay
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Movie
5.53
Screenplay / Director
The Pink Panther (1963)
Movie
5.56
Screenplay / Producer
Soldier in the Rain (1963)
Movie
Screenplay
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
Movie
Producer / Director
Experiment in Terror (1962)
Movie
Co-Director
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Movie
Story
The Couch (1962)
Movie
Creator
Dante (1960)
TV
Director
High Time (1960)
Movie
Director
Operation Petticoat (1959)
Movie
6
Creator / Director
Mr. Lucky (1959)
TV
Director
The Perfect Furlough (1958)
Movie
Creator / Writer / Producer / Director
Peter Gunn (1958)
TV
6
Director / Screenplay
This Happy Feeling (1958)
Movie
Screenplay
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
Movie
Creator
Meet McGraw (1957)
TV
Director / Screenplay
Mister Cory (1957)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Story
He Laughed Last (1956)
Movie
Screenplay
My Sister Eileen (1955)
Movie
Director / Story / Screenplay
Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
Movie
Director / Writer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! (1954)
Movie
Screenplay
Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
Movie
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Story / Screenplay
All Ashore (1953)
Movie
Story / Teleplay
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
TV
Director
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Writer
Sound Off (1952)
Movie
Screenplay / Co-Producer
Stampede (1949)
Movie
Vince Reedy
Leather Gloves (1948)
Movie
Floyd Schofield / Writer / Producer
Panhandle (1948)
Movie
Nixon-Reporter (uncredited)
Big Town (1946)
Movie
Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Movie
Night Club Patron
From This Day Forward (1946)
Movie
Joe Bridger
Tokyo Rose (1946)
Movie
Christian Sanders Jr.
Strangler of the Swamp (1946)
Movie
Boat Crewman (uncredited)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Movie
6
Solider (uncredited)
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945)
Movie
Soldier
She's a Sweetheart (1944)
Movie
Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Movie
Swede (uncredited)
The Unwritten Code (1944)
Movie
Flyer (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Movie
Red Arrow Messenger
Lucky Legs (1942)
Movie
Cadet (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Movie
Characters
The Pink Panther
Movie
Gallery
Information
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-07-26
Deathday
2010-12-15 (88 years old)
Birth Name
William Blake Crump
Birth Place
Tulsa, United States
Height
178-centimeter
Relationships
Julie Andrews (1969 - 2010), Patricia Walker (1953 - 1967)
Children
Geoffrey Edwards, Jennifer Edwards
Father
Don Crump
Mother
Lillian Virginia McEdward
Relatives
Emma Walton Hamilton
Citizenships
United States
Residences
Los Angeles, United States
Also Known As
Sam O. Brown, 블레이크 에드워즈, William Blake Crump, بلیک ادواردز
Awards
Edgar Awards, Academy Honorary Award, Writers Guild of America Award, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, César Award for Best Foreign Film, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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