Blake Edwards died earlier today in Santa Monica CA. He was 88.
Among his credits are BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961), DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1962), 10 (1979), VICTOR / VICTORIA (1979), THE GREAT RACE (1965), the PETER GUNN television series, and of course, THE PINK PANTHER films which began in 1963. Edwards wrote the TV-movie THE MONK (1969), in which Joe Besser had a cameo.
He was married to actress Julie Andrews.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961)[youtube=425,350]urQVzgEO_w8[/youtube]
A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964)[youtube=425,350]gOKdrOxhmL4[/youtube]
THE GREAT RACE (1965)[youtube=425,350]CsoZI6HIErI[/youtube]
VICTOR / VICTORIA (1982)[youtube=425,350]APuLUq1k4Rs[/youtube]
THE PINK PANTHER in the 1970s[youtube=425,350]ZPyDY5aZyXs[/youtube]
