Blake Edwards
b. 1922 — d. 2010 (aged 88)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Director
Writer
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
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★ 6.7
Pink Panther and Pals
2010 Writer
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★ 5.6
The Pink Panther 2
2009 Writer
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American Grandmaster: The Life and Death of Mr. Parker
2008 Self
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★ 5.7
The Pink Panther
2006 Writer
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Special Gala to Celebration for Director Blake Edwards Honorary Academy Award
2004 Actor
Self- Honoree
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Profondo Rosa - La vera storia della Pantera Rosa
2004 Self
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The 11th Annual Society of Singers Present a Tribute to Placido Domingo
2002 Self
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The 54th Annual Writers Guild Awards
2002 Actor
Self- Honoree
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The Annual Society of Singers Presents A Tribute to Julie Andrews
2001 Self
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★ 6.8
I Remember Me
2000 Self
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The Fourth Annual Art Directors Guild Awards
2000 Self
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Y usted... ¿De qué se ríe?
2000 Self
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Jack Lemmon
1996 Self
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The 46th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards
1996 Self
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★ 7.8
Victor/Victoria
1995 Director
Writer
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★ 3.9
Son of the Pink Panther
1993 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
The Pink Panther
1993 Writer
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★ 7.0
Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992 Self
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★ 7.3
Julie
1992 Director
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★ 5.8
Switch
1991 Director
Writer
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The Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1991 Self
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★ 6.1
Skin Deep
1989 Director
Writer
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★ 5.4
Peter Gunn
1989 Director
Writer
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★ 7.6
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989 Self
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The 5th Annual National WAIF Humanitarian Awards
1989 Self
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★ 5.7
Sunset
1988 Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
Blind Date
1987 Director
Writer
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★ 8.6
Mancini and Friends
1987 Self
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★ 6.0
That's Life!
1986 Director
Writer
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★ 4.7
A Fine Mess
1986 Director
Writer
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★ 5.5
City Heat
1984 Writer
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★ 6.0
Micki + Maude
1984 Director
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★ 4.8
The Ferret
1984 Writer
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★ 4.4
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 Director
Writer
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★ 5.3
The Man Who Loved Women
1983 Director
Writer
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★ 7.6
Victor/Victoria
1982 Director
Writer
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★ 4.8
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
S.O.B.
1981 Director
Writer
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★ 6.2
10
1979 Director
Writer
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★ 6.6
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978 Director
Writer
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★ 5.8
That's Panthertainment
1978 Self
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★ 7.1
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 Director
Writer
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Clouseau, the Greatest Fumbler in the World
1976 Self
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Die Titelmacher
1976 Self
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★ 7.0
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975 Director
Writer
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★ 6.2
Julie: My Favorite Things
1975 Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
The Tamarind Seed
1974 Director
Writer
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★ 6.7
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
1974 Director
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★ 6.2
The Carey Treatment
1972 Director
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★ 7.7
Clapper Board
1972 Self
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★ 8.0
Julie
1972 Director
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★ 6.5
Wild Rovers
1971 Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
The Moviemakers
1971 Self
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★ 6.1
Darling Lili
1970 Director
Writer
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★ 7.6
The Pink Panther Show
1969 Writer
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★ 7.7
The Pink Panther
1969 Writer
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★ 5.2
The Monk
1969 Writer
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★ 7.4
The Party
1968 Director
Writer
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★ 4.7
Inspector Clouseau
1968 Writer
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★ 6.0
Gunn
1967 Director
Writer
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★ 6.6
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966 Director
Writer
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★ 7.2
The Great Race
1965 Director
Writer
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★ 7.1
Behind the Scenes with Blake Edwards' 'The Great Race'
1965 Self
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★ 7.3
A Shot in the Dark
1964 Director
Writer
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★ 7.0
The Pink Panther
1963 Director
Writer
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★ 6.7
Soldier in the Rain
1963 Writer
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★ 8.7
Boston Terrier
1963 Writer
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★ 7.8
Days of Wine and Roses
1962 Director
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★ 7.3
Experiment in Terror
1962 Director
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★ 6.7
The Notorious Landlady
1962 Writer
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★ 6.2
The Couch
1962 Writer
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★ 6.0
Johnny Dollar
1962 Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 Director
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★ 7.4
The Dick Powell Theatre
1961 Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
High Time
1960 Director
Writer
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★ 7.6
Dante
1960 Writer
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★ 7.2
Operation Petticoat
1959 Director
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★ 7.6
Mr. Lucky
1959 Writer
Director
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★ 8.0
Peter Gunn
1958 Writer
Director
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★ 6.3
The Perfect Furlough
1958 Director
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★ 5.8
This Happy Feeling
1958 Director
Writer
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★ 6.5
Operation Mad Ball
1957 Writer
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★ 6.6
Mister Cory
1957 Director
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★ 7.2
The Adventures of McGraw
1957 Writer
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★ 7.6
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1956 Writer
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★ 5.5
He Laughed Last
1956 Director
Writer
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★ 6.5
Chevron Hall of Stars
1956 Writer
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★ 6.8
My Sister Eileen
1955 Writer
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★ 4.8
Bring Your Smile Along
1955 Director
Writer
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★ 7.4
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre
1955 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
The Star and the Story
1955 Director
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★ 8.3
The Magical World of Disney
1954 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
Drive a Crooked Road
1954 Writer
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★ 5.4
The Atomic Kid
1954 Writer
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★ 7.3
Studio 57
1954 Director
Writer
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★ 7.8
The Lineup
1954 Writer
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★ 7.2
The Mickey Rooney Show
1954 Writer
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★ 6.3
Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!'
1954 Director
Writer
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★ 5.0
All Ashore
1953 Writer
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★ 7.7
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 Director