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 Blake Edwards' stepfather's father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with Panhandle (1948) and including six for director Richard Quine. He created the popular TV series Peter Gunn (1958), Mr. Lucky (1959) and Dante (1960). He directed a diverse body of films, from comedies to dramas to war films to westerns, including such pictures as Operation Petticoat (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Experiment in Terror (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The Pink Panther (1963) and A Shot in the Dark (1964). After The Great Race (1965) he began fighting with studios. In England he surfaced again with The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), then went back to Hollywood and a real hit, 10 (1979). Victor/Victoria (1982) won him French and Italian awards for Best Foreign Film.
Bio:
Blake Edwards' stepfather's father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with Panhandle (1948) and including six for director Richard Quine. He created the popular TV series Peter Gunn (1958), Mr. Lucky (1959) and Dante (1960). He directed a diverse body of films, from comedies to dramas to war films to westerns, including such pictures as Operation Petticoat (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Experiment in Terror (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The Pink Panther (1963) and A Shot in the Dark (1964). After The Great Race (1965) he began fighting with studios. In England he surfaced again with The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), then went back to Hollywood and a real hit, 10 (1979). Victor/Victoria (1982) won him French and Italian awards for Best Foreign Film.
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Met wife-to-be Julie Andrews after she had heard that he once described her as being, "...so sweet she probably has violets between her legs." Andrews was so entertained by the remark she sent Edwards a bunch of violets accompanied by a note. They began dating and later married.He adopted two children from Vietnam with Dame Julie Andrews, Amelia Edwards (born 1974) and Joanna Edwards (born 1975).When asked, "If you could work with one actor for the rest of your career, who would it be?" he answered, in a heartbeat, "Jack Lemmon.".Suffered from CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).Directed six actors in Oscar nominated performances: Audrey Hepburn, Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Dame Julie Andrews, Robert Preston and Lesley Ann Warren.Former roommates with Mickey Rooney.Was a student of the late martial artist Bruce Lee.As of 2007, he is one of six directors who has directed his wife to a Best Actress Oscar nomination (Dame Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria (1982)). The other five are Joel Coen directing Frances McDormand in Fargo (1996), John Cassavetes directing Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence (1974) & Gloria (1980), Richard Brooks directing Jean Simmons in The Happy Ending (1969), Paul Czinner directing Elisabeth Bergner in Escape Me Never (1935) and Paul Newman directing Joanne Woodward in Rachel, Rachel (1968). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in an Oscar-nominated performance (Never on Sunday (1960)), but they weren't married yet at the time of the nomination.The Honorary Academy Award that he received was presented to him by personal fan Jim Carrey (2004).Was one of the first directors to employ video playback of shot film footage on set. He did this with The Party (1968).Was the original writer and director on City Heat (1984). He stepped aside as director after creative differences with star Clint Eastwood.Met actor David Niven, when Edwards was writing and directing films for Four Star Television, a production company partly owned by Niven.Has directed three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and The Pink Panther (1963).Father of Jennifer Edwards and Geoffrey Edwards.Grandson of silent screen director J. Gordon Edwards.In the short documentary Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic (2006), Blake Edwards said that when he directed Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), he didn't think about the implications of casting a white actor, Mickey Rooney, in a role as a Japanese person, but "looking back, I wish I had never done it... and I would give anything to be able to recast it.".Named the inaugural distinguished fellow in film writing directing and producing at Arizona State University's film school. (August 2005)His grandchildren are: Kayti and Hannah Schneider, from daughter Jennifer Edwards; Isabelle and Hank, from son Geoffrey Edwards; Max Scheff, from daughter Amelia Edwards; and Sam and Hope, from stepdaughter Emma Walton Hamilton.Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985." Pages 302-310. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company (1988).Ex-father-in-law of Denise Crosby, Genevieve Tyrrell and Lauren Scheff.Father-in-law of Sarah Haskins.His son, Geoffrey Edwards, was once married to Denise Crosby, Bing Crosby's granddaughter.Had originally signed to direct The Shadow on the Window (1957).Had two great-grandchildren, Shaely and Kaden, from granddaughter Kayti.Daughter, Amelia Edwards, married rock musician Lauren Scheff on October 24, 2004. They are now divorced.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6908 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 3, 1991.Born on the exact same date as Jason Robards.Stepson of stage director and movie production manager Jack McEdward.His longtime friend (40 years) and publicist is Gene Schwam.Stepfather of Emma Walton Hamilton.Stepfather-in-law of Steve Hamilton.Bill, as he was known then, was in the same graduating class from Beverly Hills High as Jackie Cooper, Summer, 1940.He attended Beverly Hills High. In his years there, his name sometimes appeared as McEdward and as McEdwards. When he graduated in Summer, 1940, he was listed as Bill McEdward.He was the primary writer of the radio series "The Lineup". |
| Name: |
Blake Edwards |
Type: |
Writer,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Writer,Producer,Director |
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Writer,Producer,Director |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:35:26 |
| Height: |
5' 10' (1.78 m) |
| Biography: |
Blake Edwards\' stepfather\'s father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942 |
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Met wife-to-be Julie Andrews after she had heard that he once described her as being, "...so sweet she probably has violets between her legs." Andrews was so entertained by the remark she sent Edwards a bunch of violets accompanied by a note. They began dating and later married.He adopted two children from Vietnam with Dame Julie Andrews, Amelia Edwards (born 1974) and Joanna Edwards (born 1975).When asked, "If you could work with one actor for the rest of your career, who would it be?" he answered, in a heartbeat, "Jack Lemmon.".Suffered from CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).Directed six actors in Oscar nominated performances: Audrey Hepburn, Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Dame Julie Andrews, Robert Preston and Lesley Ann Warren.Former roommates with Mickey Rooney.Was a student of the late martial artist Bruce Lee.As of 2007, he is one of six directors who has directed his wife to a Best Actress Oscar nomination (Dame Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria (1982)). The other five are Joel Coen directing Frances McDormand in Fargo (1996), John Cassavetes directing Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence (1974) & Gloria (1980), Richard Brooks directing Jean Simmons in The Happy Ending (1969), Paul Czinner directing Elisabeth Bergner in Escape Me Never (1935) and Paul Newman directing Joanne Woodward in Rachel, Rachel (1968). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in an Oscar-nominated performance (Never on Sunday (1960)), but they weren't married yet at the time of the nomination.The Honorary Academy Award that he received was presented to him by personal fan Jim Carrey (2004).Was one of the first directors to employ video playback of shot film footage on set. He did this with The Party (1968).Was the original writer and director on City Heat (1984). He stepped aside as director after creative differences with star Clint Eastwood.Met actor David Niven, when Edwards was writing and directing films for Four Star Television, a production company partly owned by Niven.Has directed three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and The Pink Panther (1963).Father of Jennifer Edwards and Geoffrey Edwards.Grandson of silent screen director J. Gordon Edwards.In the short documentary Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic (2006), Blake Edwards said that when he directed Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), he didn't think about the implications of casting a white actor, Mickey Rooney, in a role as a Japanese person, but "looking back, I wish I had never done it... and I would give anything to be able to recast it.".Named the inaugural distinguished fellow in film writing directing and producing at Arizona State University's film school. (August 2005)His grandchildren are: Kayti and Hannah Schneider, from daughter Jennifer Edwards; Isabelle and Hank, from son Geoffrey Edwards; Max Scheff, from daughter Amelia Edwards; and Sam and Hope, from stepdaughter Emma Walton Hamilton.Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985." Pages 302-310. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company (1988).Ex-father-in-law of Denise Crosby, Genevieve Tyrrell and Lauren Scheff.Father-in-law of Sarah Haskins.His son, Geoffrey Edwards, was once married to Denise Crosby, Bing Crosby's granddaughter.Had originally signed to direct The Shadow on the Window (1957).Had two great-grandchildren, Shaely and Kaden, from granddaughter Kayti.Daughter, Amelia Edwards, married rock musician Lauren Scheff on October 24, 2004. They are now divorced.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6908 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 3, 1991.Born on the exact same date as Jason Robards.Stepson of stage director and movie production manager Jack McEdward.His longtime friend (40 years) and publicist is Gene Schwam.Stepfather of Emma Walton Hamilton.Stepfather-in-law of Steve Hamilton.Bill, as he was known then, was in the same graduating class from Beverly Hills High as Jackie Cooper, Summer, 1940.He attended Beverly Hills High. In his years there, his name sometimes appeared as McEdward and as McEdwards. When he graduated in Summer, 1940, he was listed as Bill McEdward.He was the primary writer of the radio series "The Lineup". |
| Trademarks: |
Scores by Henry Mancini
Frequently worked with Peter Sellers
Party scenes
Shots of musicians and bands performing. |
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Make 'em redecorate your office. That's primary, to let them know where you stand. Then, when you're shooting interior sequences, use your own interior decorator and set dresser. That way everything on the set will fit your house when you're finished.
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Peter Sellers became a monster. He just got bored with the part [Inspector Clouseau] and became angry, sullen and unprofessional. He wouldn't show up for work and he began looking for anyone and everyone to blame, never for a moment stopping to see whether or not he should blame himself for his own madness, his own craziness.
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[on Julie Andrews] It's marvelous to direct her. She's enormously professional and understands that in the final analysis the last word is mine. Actually, working with Julie on a film is a whole lot easier than working with many people that I'm not married to! |
| Salaries: |
The Great Race (1965) - $125,000 |
| Job title: |
Writer,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
Is an established painter and sculptor
(1999) Stage: Wrote and directed off-Broadway show "Big Rosemary" (based on his 1956 screenplay He Laughed Last (1956))
He has served as creative consultant on "The New Peter Gunn" prospective t |
| Spouse: |
Julie Andrews (November 12, 1969 - December 15, 2010) (his death, 2 children)Patricia Edwards (1953 - 1967) (divorced, 2 children) |
| Children: |
Jennifer EdwardsGeoffrey EdwardsEmma Walton Hamilton |
| Relatives: |
Hannah Schneider (Grandchild) |
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