William Blake Crump
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Jul 26, 1922 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Died | Dec 15, 2010 Santa Monica, CA |
| Age | Died at 88 |
Blake Edwards | |
| Job | Film director, screen and scriptwriter, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1942-1995 |
| Top Roles | Flyer, Sailor, Boat Crewman, Cadet, Lt. Smith's Crewman |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Family |
| Top Topics | Slapstick, Romance (Comic), Detectives |
| Top Collaborators | Dick Crockett (Producer), Graham Stark, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers |
| Shares birthday with | Stanley Kubrick, Gracie Allen, John Foreman see more.. |
Blake Edwards Overview:
Director, Blake Edwards, was born William Blake Crump on Jul 26, 1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Edwards died at the age of 88 on Dec 15, 2010 in Santa Monica, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Edwards was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award. However he won one Honorary Oscar Award in 2003 in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen .
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1982 | Best Writing | Victor/Victoria (1982) | N/A | Nominated |
Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)
| Year | Award | Description |
| 2003 | Honorary Award | in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen |
BlogHub Articles:
The Treatment
By Rick29 on Jul 23, 2017 From Classic Film & TV CafeJames Coburn--looking hip as always. What can you say about a movie in which a director sued to have his name removed from the credits? Suffice to say that director was mighty displeased with the version of The Carey Treatment (1972) that was released to theaters. However, before we d... Read full article
The Treatment
By Rick29 on Jul 23, 2017 From Classic Film & TV CafeJames Coburn--looking hip as always. What can you say about a movie in which a director sued to have his name removed from the credits? Suffice to say that director was mighty displeased with the version of The Carey Treatment (1972) that was released to theaters. However, before we d... Read full article
Remembering: and Neva Patterson
By Brandie on Dec 17, 2010 From True ClassicsThe classic movie world sadly lost two players this week: director and actress Neva Patterson. is best known as a deft director of comedies such as 1959′s delightful Operation Petticoat and The Pink Panther series (beginning with the eponymous film in 1963), which ... Read full article
RIP , 1922-2010
By KC on Dec 16, 2010 From Classic MoviesR.I.P. —you deserve immortality for The Pink Panther (1963) alone, [though I can't forget My Sister Eileen (1955), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Experiment in Terror (1962),Days of Wine and Roses (1962), A Shot in the Dark (1964), The Party (1968) –birdy num-nums!-and Victo... Read full article
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Blake Edwards Quotes:
Lt. Ted Lawson: And out there is Japan. My mother had a Jap gardener once. He seemed like a nice little guy.
Lt. Bob Gray: You know I don't hate Japs yet. It's a funny thing. I don't like them, but I don't hate them.
Lt. Ted Lawson: I guess, I don't either. You get kind of mixed up.
Lt. Bob Gray: Yeah.
Lt. Ted Lawson: It's hard to figure, yet here we are.
Floyd Schofield: You're a big man, Mr. Sands. We're always polite to celebrities.
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