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Blake Edwards (William Blake Crump) was born on 26 July, 1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, is a writer,producer,director. Discover Blake Edwards's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?
| Popular As |
William Blake Crump |
| Occupation |
writer,producer,director |
| Age |
88 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
26 July 1922 |
| Birthday |
26 July |
| Birthplace |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| Date of death |
15 December, 2010 |
| Died Place |
Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Writer with the age 88 years old group.
Blake Edwards Height, Weight & Measurements
At 88 years old, Blake Edwards height is 5' 10" (1.78 m) .
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5' 10" (1.78 m) |
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Who Is Blake Edwards's Wife?
His wife is Julie Andrews (12 November 1969 - 15 December 2010) ( his death) ( 2 children), Patricia Edwards (1953 - 1967) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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| Parents |
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| Wife |
Julie Andrews (12 November 1969 - 15 December 2010) ( his death) ( 2 children), Patricia Edwards (1953 - 1967) ( divorced) ( 2 children) |
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Blake Edwards Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Blake Edwards worth at the age of 88 years old? Blake Edwards’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Blake Edwards's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| The Great Race (1965) | $125,000 |
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Timeline
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.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985." Pages 302-310. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
Had originally signed to direct The Shadow on the Window (1957).
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).
He 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).
After The Great Race (1965) he began fighting with studios.
Was one of the first directors to employ video playback of shot film footage on set. He did this with The Party (1968).
He adopted two children from Vietnam with Julie Andrews, Amy Edwards (b. 1974) and Joanna Edwards (b. 1975).
In England he surfaced again with The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), then went back to Hollywood and a real hit, 10 (1979).
Was the original writer and director on City Heat (1984). He stepped aside as director after creative differences with star Clint Eastwood.
The Honorary Oscar Award that he received in 2004 was presented to him by personal fan Jim Carrey.
Named the inaugural distinguished fellow in film writing directing and producing at Arizona State University's film school, August, 2005. [August 2005]
In the 2006 short documentary Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic, Blake Edwards said that when he directed Breakfast at Tiffany's, 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.".
As of 2007, he is one of six directors who has directed his wife to a Best Actress Oscar nomination (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.
