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Blake Edwards
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.
As director
Victor/Victoria
Son of the Pink Panther
Switch
Skin Deep
Peter Gunn
Sunset
Justin Case
Blind Date
That's Life!
A Fine Mess
Micki & Maude
Curse of the Pink Panther
The Man Who Loved Women
Trail of the Pink Panther
Victor/Victoria
S.O.B.
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Revenge of the Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Return of the Pink Panther
Julie: My Favourite Things
The Tamarind Seed
The Carey Treatment
Julie
Wild Rovers
Darling Lili
The Party
Gunn
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
The Great Race
As actor
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon'
The Pink Panther Story
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
William Holden: The Golden Boy
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Die Titelmacher
Panhandle
Leather Gloves
Big Town
Strangler of the Swamp
Tokyo Rose
From This Day Forward
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
They Were Expendable
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Marshal of Reno
She's a Sweetheart
The Unwritten Code
A Guy Named Joe
There's Something About a Soldier
Lucky Legs