Blake Edwards was a renowned American director, screenwriter, and producer known for his comedic style. He was born in 1922 and died in 2010 of chronic fatigue syndrome. Edwards directed many popular comedies including the Pink Panther film series starring Inspector Jacques Clouseau from 1963 onward. He adopted two children from Vietnam in the early 1970s and had five children total from two marriages. Edwards was praised by critics for being one of the finest directors working in American cinema at the time.

1. Blake Edwards By ramaar

2. Blake’s Life Born on July 26, 1922 and died December 15, 2010 from the illness chronic fatigue syndrome. He had five children, the two eldest, Jennifer and Geoffrey, are from his previous marriage; middle child Emma is from Andrews' first marriage; and the youngest children are two adopted orphans from Vietnam, Amelia Leigh and Joanna Lynne. Edwards and Andrews adopted them in the early 1970s. All of the children, except Joanna, have appeared in his movies.

3. Comedy Blake Edwards has been world renowned for his comedic style including the six pink panther movie series from 1963 and onwards part of this is due to his appreciation for silent films and slapstick comedy, having been brought up around that.

4. Quotes on Blake Edwards critic Peter Lloyd finest director working in the American commercial cinema at the present time. Edwards' biographers, William Luhr and Peter Lehman named him the finest American director working at this time. Critic Stuart Byron calls his early Pink Panther films "two of the best comedies an American has ever made."

5. Filmography The Atomic Kid (1954) My Sister Eileen (1955) Bring Your Smile Along (1955) He Laughed Last (1956) Mister Cory (1957) This Happy Feeling (1958) The Perfect Furlough (1958) Operation Petticoat (1959) High Time (1960) Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Experiment in Terror (1962) Days of Wine and Roses (1962) The Pink Panther (1963) A Shot in the Dark (1964 The Great Race (1965) What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) Gunn (1967) The Party (1968) Darling Lili (1969) Wild Rovers (1971) The Carey Treatment (1972) The Tamarind Seed (1974) The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978

6. 10 (1979) S.O.B. (1981) Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) Victor Victoria (1982) Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) The Man Who Loved Women (1983) Micki + Maude (1984) A Fine Mess (1986) That's Life (1986) Blind Date (1987) Sunset (1988) Skin Deep (1989) Switch (1991) Son of the Pink Panther (1993) These are film that Blake Edwards has either directed, wrote or produced. Filmography (part 2)

7. Blake Edwards's top 20 movies (based on box office success and rating) Breakfast at Tiffany's The Pink Panther The Party A Shot in the Dark The Pink Panther Strikes Again The Return of the Pink Panther Victor Victoria Blind Date Revenge of the Pink Panther The Great Race 10 Days of Wine and Roses Operation Petticoat Switch S.O.B. Trail of the Pink Panther Skin Deep Sunset Curse of the Pink Panther Experiment in Terror

8. Inspector Jacques Clouseau Jacques Clouseau one of the most popular faces of modern day slapstick comedy, this character sprung from the movie and from this went on to his own cartoon show something like Tom And Jerry or Bugs bunny. This character gave this film its own media synergy in the form of books, games and a cartoon.