Blake Edwards, Versatile, Volatile Movie Director, Dies at 88

December 16, 2010, 1:36 PM EST

By Kathryn Harris

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Blake Edwards, the versatile and volatile Hollywood figure who wrote, directed or produced eight “Pink Panther” movies and films such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” “10” and “Victor/Victoria,” has died. He was 88.

He died yesterday of complications from pneumonia at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California, the Associated Press reported, citing publicist Gene Schwam.

 

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John Strange
John Strangehttp://seligpolyscope.com
Film reviewer who was raised from an early age to love the art form, I was watching films with the family before I could walk. I miss the plethora of drive-ins we once had in this country. I am a photographer who gets recognized occasionally at the events, society and film, that I attend.

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