What is Blake Edwards?
{{Infobox person | name = Blake Edwards | image = Blake Edwards 1966.jpg | caption = Blake Edwards in 1966 | birth_name = William Blake Crump | birth_place = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], [[United States|U.S.]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|07|26}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|12|15|1922|7|26}} | death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Pneumonia]] | nationality = American | occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter|producer|actor}} | years_active = 1942 &ndash; 1995 | known_for = The Pink Panther | party = [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] | spouse = Patricia Walker<br>(1953–1967; divorced),<br>[[Julie Andrews]], (1969–2010; his death) | children = 3 daughters, 1 son | education = | alma_mater = }} '''Blake Edwards''' (July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor. ==Early life== Born '''William Blake Crump''' in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. His grandfather was J. Gordon Edwards, a director of silent movies, and his stepfather, Jack McEdwards,<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8207853/Blake-Edwards.html Telegraph obituary]</ref> became a film production manager after moving his family to Los Angeles in 1925.<ref name=Wakeman>Wakeman, John (Ed.) ''World Film Directors'' Vol. 2. H.W. Wilson Co. (1988) pp. 302–310</ref> He was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ==Career== Edwards' career began in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at [[Columbia Pictures]]. He would later begin to write or direct movie such as; ''Experiment in Terror'', ''The Great Race'', and the hugely successful ''The Pink Panther'' movie series with the British comedian [[Peter Sellers]]. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed drama movies such as; ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' and ''Days of