Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards (July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) 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 most well-known films including Experiment in Terror, The Great Race, and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with the British comedian Pet... More

Date of birth:

  • Jul 26, 1922

Date of death:

  • Dec 15, 2010 (age 88 years)

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Also known as:

  • William Blake Crump

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  • Nov 12, 1969
  • Dec 15, 2010

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TV

TV programs Created

Julie

Julie is an American sitcom starring Julie Andrews which aired on ABC during the summer of 1992. Blake Edwards was the director and executive producer of the...

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator (and...

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther is a 1993 animated television series. It was credited as a co-production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, Mirisch-Geoffrey DePatie-Freleng...

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960. Dick Powell...

Pink Panther and Pals

Pink Panther and Pals is an animated television series based on the classic DePatie-Freleng Panther shorts from the 1960s, produced for Cartoon Network by...

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959 to June 18, 1960 with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards developed...

Meet McGraw

Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically given no...

The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan

The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan is an American sitcom that aired from 1954 to 1955 on NBC. The series stars Mickey Rooney (in his first television role)...

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Awards

Razzie Award for Worst Director Nominees

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Winning work Notes/Description
  • 1988
  • tie with Blake Edwards
  • tie with Stewart Raffill
  • 1983
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Razzie Award for Worst Director Winners

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