Blake Edwards

About

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

Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952Peter GunnSeries • 1958The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952The Pink PantherSeries • 1993Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries • 1957Pink Panther and PalsSeries • 2010The Pink PantherMovie • 1963Breakfast at Tiffany'sMovie • 1961The Return of the Pink PantherMovie • 1975Mr. LuckySeries • 1959The Pink PantherMovie • 2006The Pink Panther Strikes AgainMovie • 1976Revenge of the Pink PantherMovie • 1978The Pink Panther 2Movie • 2009The Great RaceMovie • 1965Trail of the Pink PantherMovie • 1982A Shot in the DarkMovie • 1964Son of the Pink PantherMovie • 1993Curse of the Pink PantherMovie • 1983Days of Wine and RosesMovie • 1963The PartyMovie • 1968Victor/VictoriaMovie • 1982Inspector ClouseauMovie • 196810Movie • 1979