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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 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. He created the popular TV series Peter Gunn (1958), Mr. Lucky (1959) and Dante (1960).
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Jul 22, 2024 · Blake Edwards, American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was best known for the classic romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) as well as the comedy The Pink Panther (1963) and its sequels.
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Blake Edwards. Writer: The Pink Panther Strikes Again. 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.
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6.0 (551) Rate. When crime boss Scarlotti is murdered, PI Peter Gunn is distraught and angry. Scarlotti saved his life once. Nick Fusco, the new kingpin, is the prime suspect for the murder but it's going to be a struggle for Gunn to investigate him. Director Blake Edwards Stars Craig Stevens Laura Devon Edward Asner.
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,...
Dec 16, 2010 · Blake Edwards, the director and writer known for clever dialogue and poignance in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "10" and the "Pink Panther" farces, is dead at age 88.
