Blake Edwards
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor
July 26, 1922 — December 15, 2010 (88 years)
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.
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.
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| 1989 | Peter GunnOn Plex |
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| 1974 | The Tamarind SeedOn Plex |
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| 1971 | Wild RoversOn Plex |
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| 1965 | The Great RaceOn Plex |
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| 1952 | Four Star PlayhouseOn Plex |
| 1991 | Switch · as Screenplay |
| 1989 | Peter GunnOn Plex |
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| 1988 | Sunset · as Screenplay |
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| 1984 | City Heat · as Screenplay |
| 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women · as Screenplay |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther · as Screenplay |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther · as Screenplay |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria · as Screenplay |
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| 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther · as Screenplay |
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again · as Screenplay |
| 1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther · as Screenplay |
| 1974 | The Tamarind Seed · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1971 | Wild Rovers · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
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| 1968 | The Party · as Screenplay |
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| 1964 | A Shot in the Dark · as Screenplay |
| 1963 | The Pink Panther · as Screenplay |
| 1963 | Soldier in the Rain · as Screenplay |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | High Time · as Screenplay |
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| 1958 | This Happy Feeling · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Operation Mad Ball · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Mister Cory · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | My Sister Eileen · as Screenplay |
| 1954 | Drive a Crooked Road · as Screenplay |
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| 1953 | All Ashore · as Screenplay |
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| 1949 | Stampede · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
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| 1989 | Peter Gunn · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
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| 1973 | Julie's Christmas Special · as Executive Producer |
| 1971 | Wild RoversOn Plex |
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| 1967 | Gunn · as Executive Producer |
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| 1954 | Disneyland · as Executive Producer |
| 1949 | Stampede · as Co-ProducerOn Plex |
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| 1965 | The Great Race · as Guy With MoustacheOn Plex |
| 1949 | Stampede · as Bank TellerOn Plex |
| 1948 | Panhandle · as Floyd Schofield |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End · as Cic Man |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives · as Corporal At Atc CounterOn Plex |
| 1946 | Big Town · as Nixon-Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers · as Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time · as Hal |
| 1946 | From This Day Forward · as Night Club Patron |
| 1946 | Tokyo Rose · as Joe Bridger |
| 1945 | Strangler of the Swamp · as Christian Sanders Jr. |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable · as Boat Crewman (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1945 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? · as Soldier |
| 1945 | This Man's Navy · as Flier |
| 1944 | She's a Sweetheart · as Soldier |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo · as Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1944 | The Unwritten Code · as Swede (uncredited) |
| 1944 | My Buddy · as Prison Kid |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling · as Lt. Eley |
| 1944 | Marine Raiders · as Marine |
| 1944 | Marshal of Reno · as Lee |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark · as Soldier |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove · as Field Operator |
| 1944 | Ladies Courageous · as Pilot |
| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer · as Pilot |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe · as Flyer (uncredited) |
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| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point · as Cadet (uncredited) |
| 2024 | Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2011 | The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2011 | The 83rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self |
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| 2004 | Inside the Party · as Self |
| 2004 | The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient |
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| 2003 | The Pink Panther Story · as Himself |
| 2000 | I Remember Me · as Self |
| 1996 | Jack Lemmon · as Self |
| 1994 | Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon · as Self |
| 1993 | Audrey Hepburn Remembered · as Self |
| 1992 | Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait · as Self |
| 1989 | William Holden: The Golden Boy · as Self |
| 1988 | The Story of Hollywood · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography · as Self |
| 1983 | The 55th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1978 | That's Panthertainment · as Self |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena · as Self - Director 'a Shot In The Dark' |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award · as Self |
| 1973 | The 45th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1971 | Film · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Self |
| 1969 | The David Frost Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes · as Self - Film Director (segment: Back On Broadway) |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestOn Plex |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | Pink Panther and Pals · as Original Series Creator |
| 2009 | The Pink Panther 2 · as CharactersOn Plex |
| 2006 | The Pink Panther · as Characters |
| 1995 | Victor/Victoria · as Musical |
| 1993 | The Pink Panther (1993) · as Pink Panther/inspector Concepts |
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther · as Story |
| 1980 | Casino · as Executive Consultant |
| 1969 | The Monk · as Story |
| 1969 | The Pink Panther Show · as Idea |
| 1969 | The Pink Panther · as Idea |
| 1968 | Inspector Clouseau · as Characters |
| 1966 | What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? · as Story |
| 1965 | The Great Race · as Original StoryOn Plex |
| 1962 | The Couch · as Story |
| 1962 | Walk on the Wild Side · as Co-Director |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show · as Based On Characters Created By |
| 1960 | Dante · as Created By |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw · as Story And Teleplay |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective · as Characters |
| 1956 | He Laughed Last · as Story |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show · as Teleplay |
| 1955 | Bring Your Smile Along · as Story |
| 1954 | The Atomic Kid · as Story |
| 1954 | Disneyland · as Story |
| 1954 | The Lineup · as Written By |
| 1954 | Studio 57 · as Teleplay |
| 1954 | The Mickey Rooney Show · as Characters |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Story |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse · as AdaptationOn Plex |