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Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Birthday: 1922-07-26 | Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1948
Panhandle

as    Floyd Schofield

1946
Strangler of the Swamp

as    Christian Sanders Jr.

1946
Tokyo Rose

as    Joe Bridger

1944
Marshal of Reno

as    Lee