Honorary, 2004
Blake Edwards (July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2004, he received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.
Blake Edwards’s distinguished career began in the 1940s as an actor but soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures. He used his writing skills to begin producing and directing, with some of his best films including: Experiment in Terror, The Great Race, and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with the British comedian Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he was also renowned for his dramatic work, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Days of Wine and Roses.
Blake Edwards’s second wife (since 1969) and widow is Julie Andrews (Sound of Music).
Death of Blake Edwards
On December 15, 2010, Edwards died of complications of pneumonia at the Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. His wife and children were at his side. Blake Edwards was 88 years old at the time of his death