30 Facts About Blake Edwards

1.

Blake Edwards's mother married again, to Jack McEdward, who became his stepfather.

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Blake Edwards served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II, where he suffered a severe back injury, which left him in pain for years afterwards.

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Mancini's association with Blake Edwards continued in his film work, significantly contributing to their success.

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Blake Edwards later directed the comedy film 10 with Dudley Moore and Bo Derek.

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The film, which starred Cary Grant and Tony Curtis and was produced by Grant's own production company, Granart Company, became the "greatest box-office success of the decade for Universal [Studios]" and made Blake Edwards a recognized director.

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However, Blake Edwards used complex cinematography techniques, including long-shot zooms, tracking, and focus distortion, to great effect.

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Blake Edwards directed most of the comedy film series The Pink Panther, the majority of installments starring Peter Sellers as the inept Inspector Clouseau.

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8.

Curse of the Pink Panther and Son of the Pink Panther were further attempts by Blake Edwards to continue the series without Sellers but both films were critical and financial disappointments.

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Blake Edwards eventually retired from film making two years after the release of Son of the Pink Panther.

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In 2004, Blake Edwards received an Honorary Academy Award for cumulative achievements over the course of his film career.

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Also in 2004, Blake Edwards received The Life Career Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, during that year's Saturn Award ceremony.

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In 2002, Blake Edwards received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild as well as the Special Edgar from The Mystery Writers of America for career achievement.

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In 2000, Blake Edwards received the Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award from the Art Directors Guild.

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In 1993, Blake Edwards received the Preston Sturges Award jointly from the Directors Guild and the Writers Guild.

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In 1991, Blake Edwards received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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In 1988, Blake Edwards received the Creative Achievement Award from the American Comedy Awards.

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Between 1962 and 1968, Blake Edwards was nominated six times for a Golden Laurel Award as Best Director by Motion Picture Exhibitors.

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In 1963, Blake Edwards was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Director for Days of Wine and Roses.

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In 1962, Blake Edwards was nominated for Outstanding Achievement by the Directors Guild for Breakfast at Tiffany's.

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In 1960, Blake Edwards was nominated for an Edgar for Best Teleplay by the Mystery Writers of America for Peter Gunn.

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In 1959, Blake Edwards was nominated for two Primetime Emmys as Best Director and Best Teleplay for Peter Gunn.

22.

Blake Edwards married his first wife, actress Patricia Walker, in 1953; they divorced in 1967.

23.

Walker appeared in the comedy All Ashore, for which Blake Edwards was one of the screenwriters.

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Blake Edwards named one of his film production companies, Patricia Productions, Incorporated, after her.

25.

Blake Edwards was the stepfather to Emma, from Andrews's previous marriage.

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26.

On December 15,2010, Blake Edwards died of complications of pneumonia at the Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.

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Blake Edwards's critics are alluded to by American film author George Morris:.

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Blake Edwards' detractors acknowledge his formal skill, but deplore the absence of profundity in his movies.

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Blake Edwards' movies are slick and glossy, but their shiny surfaces reflect all too accurately the disposable values of contemporary life.

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Blake Edwards himself described one of the secrets to success in the film industry:.