Blake Edwards

Personal Info

Known For:
Directing

Birthday:
July 26, 1922

Place of Birth:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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Blake Edwards

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.

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2024 Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames Self (archive footage)
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage)
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me Self
2006 Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic Self
2004 Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon' Self
2003 The Pink Panther Story Himself
1997 Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady Self
1994 Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon Self
1993 Audrey Hepburn: Remembered Self
1992 Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys Self
1989 William Holden: The Golden Boy Self
1988 The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen Self
1976 Die Titelmacher Self
1948 Panhandle Floyd Schofield
1948 Leather Gloves Vince Reedy
1946 Big Town Nixon-Reporter (uncredited)
1946 Strangler of the Swamp Christian Sanders Jr.
1946 Tokyo Rose Joe Bridger
1946 From This Day Forward Night Club Patron
1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)
1945 They Were Expendable Boat Crewman (uncredited)
1945 A Guy, a Gal and a Pal Solider (uncredited)
1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
1944 Marshal of Reno Lee
1944 She's a Sweetheart Soldier
1944 The Unwritten Code Swede (uncredited)
1943 A Guy Named Joe Flyer (uncredited)
1942 Lucky Legs Red Arrow Messenger
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point Cadet (uncredited)
Year TV Show Role
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
1971 Great Performances Self
1968 The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest
1953 The Oscars Self
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