Blake Edwards, the director and writer of comic movies, known for his farce, wild comedy and screwball comedies, died last night, Wednesday, in Santa Monica. Mr. Edward made the Pink Panther movies, the great ones with the late Peter Sellers, which are broad farce. Blake Edwards Peter Seller's movies are among my favorites. Two other comic gems are The Great Race and 10. He was 88 years old. The Associated Press reports that his wife of "nearly half a century," Julie Andrews, was at his bed side.
Blake Edwards also made what are now classics movies Victor/Victoria, The Man Who Loved Women, Days of Wine and Roses, Breakfast at Tiffany's. He created the outstanding TV series from the 50s, Peter Gunn, and in the late 40s, the hard-boiled detective radio series Richard Diamond, Private Detective, which became a TV series in the 1950s.
Mr. Edwards provided the world many hours of laughter and entertainment.
Blake Edwards, R.I.P.