Biography
Writer and director Blake Edwards was best known for helming the "Pink Panther" comedies of the 1960s and 1970s, but his contributions to entertainment stretched 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 …
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Career Milestones
1942 | Film acting debut (bit part) in "Ten Gentlemen from West Point" |
1948 | Final film as an actor "Panhandle" |
1948 | First film as co-writer (with Lesley Selander) and producer, "Panhandle" (also actor) |
1953 | TV debut as a producer, "City Detective" |
1953 | TV debut as a writer, "Hey Mulligan" |
1955 | Film directing debut, "Bring Your Smile Along" (also writer; songwriter) |
1958 | First collaboration with Henry Mancini, "Peter Gunn" |
1958 | TV debut as a director (also creator, producer and writer), "Peter Gunn" |
1964 | First collaboration with Peter Sellers, "The Pink Panther" |
1975 | First collaboration with Tony Adams (as producer), "Return of the Pink Panther" |
1978 | Final film with Peter Sellers, "Revenge of the Pink Panther" |
1981 | Had box office hit with "S.O.B." |
1982 | Scored international success with "Victor/Victoria" |
1992 | Executive producer of short-lived ABC series for Julie Andrews, "Julie" |
1993 | Returned to the "Pink Panther" series with "Son of the Pink Panther" |
1995 | Had Broadway box office success with "Victor/Victoria: The Musical"; final collaboration with Henry Mancini |
Awards
1959 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series in Peter Gunn |
1959 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series in Peter Gunn |
1961 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in Breakfast At Tiffany's |
1962 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Days of Wine and Roses |
1982 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium) in Victor/Victoria |
1993 | Directors Guild of America Award for Preston Sturges |