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Blake Edwards

  • Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
  • Birthday: July 26, 1922

Writer and director Blake Edwards is best known for helming the "Pink Panther" comedies of the 1960s and 1970s, but his contributions to entertainment stretch far beyond those wildly popular slapstick tales of the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. He made a name for himself as a “modern cinema” original by combining a colorful visual style with a knack for layered jokes and subtle blend of high and low humor in films like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961), “The Pink Panther” (1963) and “A Shot in the Dark” (1964) and as the…more

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Career Milestones

  • 1995

    Had Broadway box office success with "Victor/Victoria: The Musical"; final collaboration with Henry Mancini

  • 1993

    Returned to the "Pink Panther" series with "Son of the Pink Panther"

  • 1992

    Executive producer of short-lived series for Julie Andrews

  • 1982

    Scored international success with "Victor/Victoria"

  • 1981

    Had box office hit with "S.O.B."

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Awards

  • 2004

    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Honorary Oscar Award: Honorary Oscar

  • 2002

    Writers Guild of America Screen Laurel Award:

  • 2000

    Art Directors Guild Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award:

  • 1993

    Preston Sturges Award for Outstanding Achievements in Both Writing and Directing:

  • 1990

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Career Achievement Award:

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