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Blake Edwards
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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 thr…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Blake Edwards's Filmography
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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
as Self
Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon'
as Self
The Pink Panther Story
as Himself
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as Self
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
as Self
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy
as Self
No Poster
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
as Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self
No Poster
Die Titelmacher
as Self
Leather Gloves
as Vince Reedy
Panhandle
as Floyd Schofield
Big Town
as Nixon-Reporter (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
as Night Club Patron
Tokyo Rose
as Joe Bridger
Strangler of the Swamp
as Christian Sanders Jr.
They Were Expendable
as Boat Crewman (uncredited)
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
as Solider (uncredited)
She's a Sweetheart
as Soldier
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
The Unwritten Code
as Swede (uncredited)
Marshal of Reno
as Lee
A Guy Named Joe
as Flyer (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
Lucky Legs
as Red Arrow Messenger
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Cadet (uncredited)