Editing Blake Edwards (section)

{{short description|American filmmaker (1922–2010)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image              = Blake Edwards 1966.jpg
| caption            = Edwards in 1966
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1922|07|26}}
| birth_name         = William Blake Crump
| birth_place        = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2010|12|15|1922|7|26}}
| death_place        = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| education          = 
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter|producer|actor}}
| years_active       = 1942–2008
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Patricia Walker|1953|1967|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Julie Andrews]]|1969}}}}
| children           = 5, including [[Jennifer Edwards|Jennifer]]
| relatives          = [[J. Gordon Edwards (director)|J. Gordon Edwards]] (step-grandfather)
}}

'''Blake Edwards''' (born '''William Blake Crump'''; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films. His best-known films include ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' (1961), ''[[Days of Wine and Roses (film)|Days of Wine and Roses]]'' (1962), ''[[A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)|A Shot in the Dark]]'' (1964), ''[[The Great Race]]'' (1965), ''[[10 (1979 film)|10]]'' (1979), ''[[Victor/Victoria]]'' (1982), ''[[Blind Date (1987 film)|Blind Date]]'' (1987), and the hugely successful ''[[The Pink Panther|Pink Panther]]'' film series with British actor [[Peter Sellers]]. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up writing, producing and directing for theater.

In 2004, he received an [[Honorary Academy Award]] in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29WRP92X7Mg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/29WRP92X7Mg| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=Receiving Honorary Oscar in 2004 | date=March 14, 2008|publisher=Youtube.com |access-date=September 7, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>