Blake Edwards (I) (1922–2010)


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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 10 sankaria (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with Henkipaton kosto (1948) and including six for director Richard Quine. He... See full bio »

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 2022 The Pink Panther (characters)
 2010 Pink Panther & Pals (TV Series) (film "The Pink Panther - 2 episodes)
- A Pink in Time/Quittin' Time/Reel Pink (2010) ... (film "The Pink Panther)
- Remotely Pink/I Didn't See That Coming/Pink Party of One (2010) ... (film "The Pink Panther)
 2009 Vaaleanpunainen pantteri 2 (characters)
 2006 Vaaleanpunainen pantteri (characters)
 2002 Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit (Video Game) (characters)
 1995 Victor/Victoria (TV Movie) (book)
 1993 Pink Goes to Hollywood (Video Game) (characters)
 1993 Vaaleanpunainen pantteri (TV Series short) (Pink Panther/Inspector concepts - uncredited)
 1993 Vaaleanpunaisen pantterin poika (characters) / (screenplay) / (story)
 1991 Apua, olen muuttunut naiseksi (written by)
 1989 Peter Gunn (TV Movie)
 1989 Pinnallisia suhteita (written by)
  Disneyland (TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1988) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1988)
- Justin Case (1988) ... (story) / (teleplay)
 1988 Sunset (screenplay)
 1987 Blind Date (uncredited)
 1986 Elämänmenoa (written by)
 1986 Sekopäät (written by)
 1984 The Ferret (TV Movie) (story and teleplay)
 1984 City Heat - tuli hännän alla (as Sam O. Brown) / (story - as Sam O. Brown)
 1983 Mimmikuume (screenplay by)
 1983 Curse of the Pink Panther (written by)
 1982 Vaaleanpunaisen pantterin jäljillä (screenplay) / (story)
 1982 Victor/Victoria (screenplay)
 1981 S.O.B. (written by)
 1979 10 (written by)
 1978 Vaaleanpunaisen pantterin kosto (screenplay) / (story)
 1975 Vaaleanpunaisen pantterin paluu (screenplay)
 1975 Julie: My Favourite Things (TV Movie) (co-writer)
 1974 Romantiikan siemen (screenplay by)
 1971 Lännen miehet - Ross ja Frank (written by)
 1970 Darling Lili (written by)
 1969 The Pink Panther (TV Series short) (idea - 2 episodes)
- The Pink Phink (1969) ... (idea - uncredited)
- The Pink Blueprint (1969) ... (idea - uncredited)
 1969 The Monk (TV Movie) (story)
 1969 The Pink Panther Show (TV Series) (idea - 10 episodes)
- The Pink Tail Fly (1969) ... (idea - uncredited)
- Shocking Pink (1969) ... (idea - uncredited)
- Pickled Pink/Ape Suzette+/Pinkfinger (1969) ... (idea - uncredited)
- Psychedelic Pink/Le Escape Goat/Pink Posies (1969) ... (idea - uncredited)
- Pink Ice (1969) ... (idea - uncredited)
 1968 Pahuksenmoiset pirskeet (screenplay) / (story)
 1968 Pimut piiloon, poliisi tulee (based on a character created by)
 1967 Peter Gunn iskee (characters) / (screenplay) / (story)
 1966 Mitä teit sodassa, isä? (story)
 1965 Suuri kilpa-ajo - maailman ympäri (original story)
 1964 Laukaus pimeässä (screenplay)
 1963 Vaaleanpunainen pantteri (screenplay)
 1963 Soldier in the Rain (screenplay)
 1963 Boston Terrier (TV Movie)
 1962 Johnny Dollar (TV Movie) (written by)
 1962 Pahamaineinen vuokraemäntä (screenplay)
  Dick Powell esittää (TV Series) (based on characters created by - 1 episode, 1962) (story - 1 episode, 1962)
- The Boston Terrier (1962) ... (based on characters created by) / (story)
 1962 Murha ilman syytä (story)
  Peter Gunn ratkaisee (TV Series) (creator - 110 episodes, 1958 - 1961) (story - 24 episodes, 1958 - 1961) (written by - 5 episodes, 1958 - 1959) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1958 - 1959) (created and written by - 2 episodes, 1959 - 1961) (written and created by - 1 episode, 1961) (original story - 1 episode, 1958)
- Murder on the Line (1961) ... (created and written by)
- Down the Drain (1961) ... (written and created by)
- Voodoo (1961) ... (creator) / (story)
- Deadly Intrusion (1961) ... (creator)
- Death Is a Four Letter Word (1961) ... (creator)
  Dante (TV Series) (created by - 22 episodes, 1960 - 1961) (creator - 2 episodes, 1960 - 1961)
- Around a Dark Corner (1961) ... (creator)
- Sesame Key (1961) ... (creator)
- Friendly Assassin (1961) ... (creator)
- Hunter with a Badge (1961) ... (creator)
- Dante in the Dark (1961) ... (creator)
 1960 Parempi myöhään kuin... (screenplay - uncredited)
 1957-1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) (characters - 77 episodes)
- The Mouse (1960) ... (characters - uncredited)
- Running Scared (1960) ... (characters - uncredited)
- East of Danger (1960) ... (characters - uncredited)
- Accent on Murder (1960) ... (characters - uncredited)
- The Lovely Fraud (1960) ... (characters - uncredited)
  Mr. Lucky (TV Series) (creator - 34 episodes, 1959 - 1960) (written by - 1 episode, 1959)
- Election Bet (1960) ... (creator - uncredited)
- Dangerous Lady (1960) ... (creator - uncredited)
- Odyssey of Hate (1960) ... (creator - uncredited)
- Stacked Deck (1960) ... (creator - uncredited)
- Operation Fortuna (1960) ... (creator - uncredited)
 1958 Tämä onnen tunne (screenplay)
 1957 Varuskunnan murheenkryynit (screenplay)
 1957 Meet McGraw (TV Series) (story and teleplay - 1 episode)
- Tycoon (1957) ... (story and teleplay)
 1957 Studio 57 (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- The Smuggler (1957) ... (teleplay)
 1957 Mister Cory (screenplay)
 1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV Series) (character - 1 episode)
- Double Cross (1956) ... (character)
 1956 He Laughed Last (screenplay) / (story)
 1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) (story and teleplay - 1 episode)
- The Payoff (1956) ... (story and teleplay)
 1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- The Smuggler (1955) ... (teleplay)
 1955 Sisareni Eileen (screenplay)
 1955 Bring Your Smile Along (screenplay) / (story)
  The Mickey Rooney Show (TV Series) (characters - 20 episodes, 1954 - 1955) (based on characters created by - 10 episodes, 1954 - 1955) (writer - 2 episodes, 1954) (based on the characters created by - 1 episode, 1955)
- The Robot (1955) ... (characters)
- The Guardian (1955) ... (characters)
- The Surplus Store (1955) ... (based on characters created by)
- The Giant Killer (1955) ... (characters)
- Society Woman (1955) ... (characters)
 1954 The Atomic Kid (story)
 1954 The Lineup (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode)
- Cop Killer (1954) ... (screenplay)
  Aitiopaikka (TV Series) (screenplay - 3 episodes, 1952 - 1954) (adaptation - 2 episodes, 1953 - 1954) (original story - 2 episodes, 1952 - 1954) (writer - 2 episodes, 1952 - 1953) (original story and screenplay - 1 episode, 1953) (original screenplay - 1 episode, 1953)
- The Bomb (1954) ... (screenplay)
- Indian Taker (1954) ... (adaptation)
- The Test (1954) ... (original story) / (screenplay)
- The Hard Way (1953) ... (writer)
- The Squeeze (1953) ... (original story and screenplay)
 1954 Drive a Crooked Road (screen play)
 1953 Cruisin' Down the River (writer)
 1953 Meripojat maissa (screenplay) / (story)
 1952 Monnit maahan
 1952 Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Long Night (1952)
 1949 Stampede (screenplay)
 1948 Henkipaton kosto (story and screenplay)
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Other Works:

Unsold pilot: Created the pilot for an action series starring Charles Bickford to be called "House of Seven". See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies | 3 Portrayals | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sam O. Brown

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Julie Andrews  (his death)  (2 children) | See more »

Children:

Jennifer Edwards | See more »

Relatives:

Hannah Schneider (grandchild)
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Personal Quote:

Peter Sellers became a monster. He just got bored with the part [Inspector Clouseau] and became angry, sullen and unprofessional. He wouldn't show up for work and he began looking for anyone and everyone to blame, never for a moment stopping to see whether or not he should blame himself for his own madness, his own craziness. See more »

Trivia:

Stepfather of Emma Walton Hamilton. See more »

Trademark:

Shots of musicians and bands performing. See more »

Nickname:

Blackie

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