FILM DIRECTOR

Blake Edwards

1922 - 2010

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Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films. His best-known films include Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), A Shot in the Dark (1964), The Great Race (1965), 10 (1979), Victor/Victoria (1982), Blind Date (1987), and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with British actor Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Blake Edwards is the 200th most popular film director (down from 182nd in 2019), the 1,601st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,231st in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Film Director.

Blake Edwards is most famous for directing Breakfast at Tiffany's, which was a 1961 American romantic comedy film.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Blake Edwards ranks 200 out of 2,041. Before him are Vincente Minnelli, Margarethe von Trotta, Guillermo del Toro, Danny Boyle, William Friedkin, and Lev Kuleshov. After him are Stephen Frears, Ivan Reitman, Barry Levinson, Lina Wertmüller, Roy Andersson, and Francesco Rosi.

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Among people born in 1922, Blake Edwards ranks 58. Before him are Mao Anying, Francesco Rosi, and Jake LaMotta. After him are Alberto Granado, Oskar Werner, Marek Edelman, Ken Noritake, Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Lucian Freud, Ugo Tognazzi, Adolfo Celi, and Enrico Berlinguer. Among people deceased in 2010, Blake Edwards ranks 44. Before him are Joan Sutherland, Francisco Varallo, Henryk Górecki, Stjepan Bobek, Arthur Penn, and Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma. After him are Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, Enzo Bearzot, Sigmar Polke, Maria Kaczyńska, George C. Williams, and Bekim Fehmiu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Blake Edwards ranks 1,601 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Curtis (1873), Joseph Nye (1937), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Charley Paddock (1900), Woody Harrelson (1961), and Grace Zabriskie (1941). After him are Gordon Moore (1929), Paul P. Harris (1868), Steve Reeves (1926), Will Durant (1885), Joe Satriani (1956), and Walter Lippmann (1889).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Blake Edwards ranks 59. Before him are Ed Wood (1924), Sean Baker (1971), Arthur Penn (1922), Joel Schumacher (1939), Vincente Minnelli (1903), and William Friedkin (1935). After him are Barry Levinson (1942), Garry Marshall (1934), Chris Columbus (1958), Robert Aldrich (1918), Stanley Kramer (1913), and Donald P. Bellisario (1935).

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