Biography
Louisiana swamp blues veteran Clarence Edwards was rediscovered within the ’90s following a long hiatus from saving, and started to garner a number of the reputation he deserved before his unfortunately timed loss of life. Edwards was created March 25, 1933, in Lindsay, LA, as you of 14 siblings. When his family members shifted into Baton Rouge, the 12-year-old Edwards started to learn your guitar by hearing older Charley Patton information. Sometime in his twenties, Edwards started playing the neighborhood blues circuit, primarily joining a music group known as the Boogie Beats, which presented his sibling Cornelius, Landry Buggs, and drummer Jackson Acox. Edwards also used the Bluebird Kings, but his perhaps most obviously (or, a minimum of, frightening) experience for the circuit arrived one night time when he was shot within the calf during an altercation beyond your Silver Moon Golf club in Alsen. Aside from playing music, Edwards backed himself with plantation function, and eventually got employment at Thomas Scrap, where he worked well for over 30 years. Edwards’ 1st recording sessions had been undertaken from 1959-1961, when he, his sibling Cornelius, and violinist Wayne “Butch” Cage documented collectively for folk chronicler Harry Oster (start to see the Nation Negro Jam Periods album). As opposed to the traditional strategy of those periods, Edwards’ following recordings — performed in 1970 for manufacturer Mike Vernon — had been more aware of modern trends; they are released on compilations like Louisiana Blues and Swamp Blues. Edwards continued to be largely silent before middle-’80s, when bluesman Tabby Thomas’ membership the Blues Container helped to revive the Baton Rouge blues picture. Because of Thomas, Edwards started finding regular functionality function again, not only locally but over the blues celebration circuit aswell. In 1990, Edwards finally documented his first full-length record, an acoustic/electrical affair for Sidetrack entitled Swamp’s the term (it had been afterwards remastered and reissued on Compact disc by Crimson Lightnin’). 1991 noticed the discharge of another record, Swampin’, this time around for New Rose, and 1992 created Louisiana Swamp Blues, Vol. 4, a compilation of mainly Edwards sessions offering him both single and with a little group. The grade of Edwards’ function gained generally high compliment in blues circles, but unfortunately, just like he was starting to gain wider identification among aficionados, he passed away in his longtime hometown of Scotlandville, LA, in 1993, at age 60.
Quick Facts
Died May 20, 1993, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Profession Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Music Songs I want somebody, I'm Your Slave, Lonesome Bedroom Blues, Stack O'Dollars, Hear That Rumbling, Don't Play With My Mistakes, Awful Blues, Sick n'tired, She's fine she's mine, Cry like a baby, Hi Heel Sneakers, I'm the one, Driving Wheel, I found someone to love me, Still a Fool, Don't Got Over, When the weather gets cloudy, Scratch my back, Coal Black Mare, Lonely nights, Stoop Down Baby, How Many More Years, Tried so hard #1, I just wanna make love to you, I'm a man, It's a Sin, Pointy Brown, I walked all night long, Bornn with the blues, Someone else been steppin'in, Spoonful, Trouble don't last
Albums I looked down that railroad, Swamps the Word, Thibodeaux Cafe, Swampin', Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol. 4
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Still an active writer and producer with several projects in various stages of development for film, stage, and television. [May 2007] |
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Named the inaugural distinguished fellow in film writing directing and producing at Arizona State University's film school, August, 2005. [August 2005] |
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Stepfather-in-law of Steve Hamilton. |
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His longtime friend (40 years) and publicist is Gene Schwam. |
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Ex-father-in-law of Denise Crosby, Genevieve Tyrrell and Lauren Scheff. |
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Father-in-law of Sarah Haskins. |
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Had originally signed to direct The Shadow on the Window (1957). |
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Directed 6 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Audrey Hepburn, Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, and Lesley Ann Warren. |
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Was one of the first directors to employ video playback of shot film footage on set. He did this with The Party (1968). |
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His son, Geoffrey Edwards, was once married to Denise Crosby, Bing Crosby's granddaughter. |
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His grandchildren are: Kayti and Hannah Schneider, from daughter Jennifer Edwards; Isabelle and Hank, from son Geoffrey Edwards; Max Scheff, from daughter Amy Edwards; and Sam and Hope, from stepdaughter Emma Walton. |
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Daughter, Amy Edwards, married rock musician Lauren Scheff on October 24, 2004. They are now divorced. |
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He has two great-grandchildren, Shaely and Kaden, from granddaughter Kayti. |
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As of 2007, he is one of six directors who has directed his wife to a Best Actress Oscar nomination (Julie Andrews in Victor Victoria (1982)). The other five are Joel Coen directing Frances McDormand in Fargo (1996), John Cassavetes directing Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence (1974) & Gloria (1980), Richard Brooks directing Jean Simmons in The Happy Ending (1969), Paul Czinner directing Elisabeth Bergner in Escape Me Never (1935) and Paul Newman directing Joanne Woodward in Rachel, Rachel (1968). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in an Oscar-nominated performance (Never on Sunday (1960)), but they weren't married yet at the time of the nomination. |
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Met wife-to-be Julie Andrews after she'd heard that he once described her as being, "...so sweet she probably has violets between her legs." Andrews was so entertained by the remark she sent Edwards a bunch of violets accompanied by a note. They began dating and later married. |
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The Honorary Oscar Award that he received in 2004 was presented to him by personal fan Jim Carrey. |
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Met actor David Niven, when Edwards was writing and directing films for Four Star Television, a production company partly owned by Niven. |
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When asked, "If you could work with one actor for the rest of your career, who would it be?" he answered, in a heartbeat, "Jack Lemmon.". |
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Was the original writer and director on City Heat (1984). He stepped aside as director after creative differences with star Clint Eastwood. |
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Grandson of silent screen director J. Gordon Edwards. |
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Grandfather of Hannah Schneider and Kayti Schneider. |
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Stepfather of Emma Walton. |
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985." Pages 302-310. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. |
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Stepson of stage director and movie production manager Jack McEdward. |
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He adopted two children from Vietnam with Julie Andrews, Amy Edwards (b. 1974) and Joanna Edwards (b. 1975). |
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Former roommate of Mickey Rooney. |
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Suffered from CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). |
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Father of Jennifer Edwards and Geoffrey Edwards. |
Writer
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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City Heat |
1984 |
as Sam O. Brown / story - as Sam O. Brown |
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The Ferret |
1984 |
TV Movie story and teleplay |
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The Man Who Loved Women |
1983 |
screenplay |
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Curse of the Pink Panther |
1983 |
written by |
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Trail of the Pink Panther |
1982 |
screenplay / story |
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Victor Victoria |
1982 |
screenplay |
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S.O.B. |
1981 |
written by |
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10 |
1979 |
written by |
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Revenge of the Pink Panther |
1978 |
screenplay / story |
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again |
1976 |
screenplay |
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The Return of the Pink Panther |
1975 |
screenplay |
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The Tamarind Seed |
1974 |
screenplay |
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Wild Rovers |
1971 |
written by |
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Darling Lili |
1970 |
written by |
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The Monk |
1969 |
TV Movie story |
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The Pink Panther Show |
1969 |
TV Series idea - 12 episodes |
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The Party |
1968 |
screenplay / story |
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Inspector Clouseau |
1968 |
based on a character created by |
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Gunn |
1967 |
characters / screenplay / story |
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? |
1966 |
story |
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The Great Race |
1965 |
original story |
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A Shot in the Dark |
1964 |
screenplay |
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The Pink Panther |
1963 |
screenplay |
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Soldier in the Rain |
1963 |
screenplay |
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Boston Terrier |
1963 |
TV Movie |
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Johnny Dollar |
1962 |
TV Movie written by |
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The Notorious Landlady |
1962 |
screenplay |
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The Dick Powell Theatre |
|
TV Series characters - 1 episode, 1962 story - 1 episode, 1962 |
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The Couch |
1962 |
story |
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Peter Gunn |
|
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 |
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Dante |
|
TV Series created by - 1 episode, 1960 creator - 1 episode, 1960 |
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective |
1957-1960 |
TV Series characters - 77 episodes |
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Mr. Lucky |
|
TV Series creator - 34 episodes, 1959 - 1960 written by - 1 episode, 1959 |
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This Happy Feeling |
1958 |
screenplay |
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Operation Mad Ball |
1957 |
screenplay |
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The Adventures of McGraw |
1957 |
TV Series story and teleplay - 1 episode |
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Studio 57 |
1957 |
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode |
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Mister Cory |
1957 |
screenplay |
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Chevron Hall of Stars |
1956 |
TV Series character - 1 episode |
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He Laughed Last |
1956 |
screenplay / story |
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The Ford Television Theatre |
1956 |
TV Series story and teleplay - 1 episode |
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Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre |
1955 |
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode |
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My Sister Eileen |
1955 |
screenplay |
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Bring Your Smile Along |
1955 |
screenplay / story |
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The Mickey Rooney Show |
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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 |
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The Atomic Kid |
1954 |
story |
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The Lineup |
1954 |
TV Series screenplay - 1 episode |
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Drive a Crooked Road |
1954 |
screen play |
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Four Star Playhouse |
|
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 |
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Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!' |
1954 |
TV Movie |
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Cruisin' Down the River |
1953 |
writer |
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All Ashore |
1953 |
writer |
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Castle in the Air |
1952 |
|
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Sound Off |
1952 |
|
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Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder |
1952 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Stampede |
1949 |
screenplay |
|
Panhandle |
1948 |
written by |
|
Pink Panther & Pals |
2010 |
TV Series film "The Pink Panther - 2 episodes |
|
The Pink Panther 2 |
2009 |
characters |
|
The Pink Panther |
2006 |
characters |
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Victor/Victoria |
1995 |
TV Movie |
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The Pink Panther |
1993 |
TV Series Pink Panther/Inspector concepts - uncredited |
|
Son of the Pink Panther |
1993 |
characters / screenplay / story |
|
Pink Goes to Hollywood |
1993 |
Video Game characters |
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Switch |
1991 |
written by |
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Peter Gunn |
1989 |
TV Movie |
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Skin Deep |
1989 |
written by |
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
|
TV Series story - 1 episode, 1988 teleplay - 1 episode, 1988 |
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Sunset |
1988 |
screenplay |
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That's Life! |
1986 |
written by |
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A Fine Mess |
1986 |
written by |
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Producer
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Victor/Victoria |
1995 |
TV Movie executive producer |
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Julie |
1992 |
TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes |
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Peter Gunn |
1989 |
TV Movie executive producer |
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
1988 |
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode |
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The Ferret |
1984 |
TV Movie executive producer |
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The Man Who Loved Women |
1983 |
producer |
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Curse of the Pink Panther |
1983 |
producer |
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Trail of the Pink Panther |
1982 |
producer |
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Victor Victoria |
1982 |
producer |
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S.O.B. |
1981 |
producer |
|
10 |
1979 |
producer |
|
Revenge of the Pink Panther |
1978 |
producer |
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again |
1976 |
producer |
|
The Return of the Pink Panther |
1975 |
producer |
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Julie's Christmas Special |
1973 |
TV Movie executive producer |
|
Julie on Sesame Street |
1973 |
TV Special executive producer |
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Wild Rovers |
1971 |
producer |
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Darling Lili |
1970 |
producer |
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The Party |
1968 |
producer |
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Waterhole #3 |
1967 |
producer - uncredited |
|
Gunn |
1967 |
executive producer - uncredited |
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? |
1966 |
producer |
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A Shot in the Dark |
1964 |
producer |
|
Soldier in the Rain |
1963 |
producer |
|
Boston Terrier |
1963 |
TV Movie executive producer |
|
Johnny Dollar |
1962 |
TV Movie executive producer |
|
Experiment in Terror |
1962 |
producer |
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Peter Gunn |
1958-1961 |
TV Series producer - 114 episodes |
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Stampede |
1949 |
co-producer |
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Panhandle |
1948 |
producer |
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Director
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Victor/Victoria |
1995 |
TV Movie |
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Son of the Pink Panther |
1993 |
|
|
Julie |
1992 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Switch |
1991 |
|
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Peter Gunn |
1989 |
TV Movie |
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Skin Deep |
1989 |
|
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color |
1988 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Sunset |
1988 |
|
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Blind Date |
1987 |
|
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That's Life! |
1986 |
|
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A Fine Mess |
1986 |
|
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Micki + Maude |
1984 |
|
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The Man Who Loved Women |
1983 |
|
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Curse of the Pink Panther |
1983 |
|
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Trail of the Pink Panther |
1982 |
|
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Victor Victoria |
1982 |
|
|
S.O.B. |
1981 |
|
|
10 |
1979 |
|
|
Revenge of the Pink Panther |
1978 |
|
|
The Pink Panther Strikes Again |
1976 |
|
|
The Return of the Pink Panther |
1975 |
|
|
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden |
1974 |
TV Movie |
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The Tamarind Seed |
1974 |
|
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The Carey Treatment |
1972 |
|
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Wild Rovers |
1971 |
|
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Darling Lili |
1970 |
|
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The Party |
1968 |
|
|
Gunn |
1967 |
|
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? |
1966 |
|
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The Great Race |
1965 |
|
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A Shot in the Dark |
1964 |
|
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The Pink Panther |
1963 |
|
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Johnny Dollar |
1962 |
TV Movie |
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Days of Wine and Roses |
1962 |
|
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Experiment in Terror |
1962 |
|
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The Dick Powell Theatre |
1962 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's |
1961 |
|
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High Time |
1960 |
|
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Peter Gunn |
1958-1959 |
TV Series 10 episodes |
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Operation Petticoat |
1959 |
|
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Mr. Lucky |
1959 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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The Perfect Furlough |
1958 |
|
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This Happy Feeling |
1958 |
|
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Mister Cory |
1957 |
|
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He Laughed Last |
1956 |
|
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Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre |
1955 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Bring Your Smile Along |
1955 |
|
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The Star and the Story |
1955 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
City Detective |
1954 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse |
1954 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Four Star Playhouse |
1953-1954 |
TV Series 5 episodes |
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Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!' |
1954 |
TV Movie |
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Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Leather Gloves |
1948 |
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Vince Reedy |
Panhandle |
1948 |
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Floyd Schofield |
The Beginning or the End |
1947 |
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CIC Man (uncredited) |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
1946 |
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Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited) |
Big Town |
1946 |
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Nixon, a Reporter (uncredited) |
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers |
1946 |
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Sailor (uncredited) |
Till the End of Time |
1946 |
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Hal (uncredited) |
From This Day Forward |
1946 |
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Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
Tokyo Rose |
1946 |
|
Joe Bridger |
Strangler of the Swamp |
1946 |
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Christian 'Chris' Sanders Jr. |
They Were Expendable |
1945 |
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Boat Crewman (uncredited) |
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? |
1945 |
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Soldier (uncredited) |
Gangs of the Waterfront |
1945 |
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Tommy (uncredited) |
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal |
1945 |
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Soldier (uncredited) |
This Man's Navy |
1945 |
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Flier (uncredited) |
She's a Sweetheart |
1944 |
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Soldier |
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo |
1944 |
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Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited) |
The Unwritten Code |
1944 |
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Swede (uncredited) |
My Buddy |
1944 |
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Prison Kid (uncredited) |
In the Meantime, Darling |
1944 |
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Lt. Eley (uncredited) |
Wing and a Prayer |
1944 |
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Pilot (uncredited) |
Marshal of Reno |
1944 |
|
Lee |
Marine Raiders |
1944 |
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Marine (uncredited) |
The Eve of St. Mark |
1944 |
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Soldier (uncredited) |
See Here, Private Hargrove |
1944 |
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Field Operator (uncredited) |
Ladies Courageous |
1944 |
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Pilot (uncredited) |
A Guy Named Joe |
1943 |
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Flyer (uncredited) |
Lucky Legs |
1942 |
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Red Arrow Messenger (uncredited) |
Ten Gentlemen from West Point |
1942 |
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Cadet (uncredited) |
Production Manager
Production Manager
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Mr. Lucky |
1959-1960 |
TV Series supervising production executive - 18 episodes |
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Victor/Victoria |
1995 |
TV Movie stage director |
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Casino |
1980 |
TV Movie executive consultant |
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Walk on the Wild Side |
1962 |
director: additional scenes - uncredited |
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective |
1957 |
TV Series character |
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Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Walk on the Wild Side |
1962 |
director: additional scenes - uncredited |
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Drive a Crooked Road |
1954 |
second unit director - uncredited |
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Thanks
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Edición Especial Coleccionista |
2013 |
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode |
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Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! |
2010 |
special thanks |
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The Pink Panther 2 |
2009 |
acknowledgment |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic |
2006 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
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The Pink Panther |
2006 |
acknowledgement: based on The Pink Panther films of |
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That's Panthertainment |
1978 |
TV Special documentary grateful acknowledgement of contributions |
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Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me |
2009 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
American Grandmaster: The Life and Death of Mr. Parker |
2008 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Hollywood Greats |
2006 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Inside the Party |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
The Party Revolution |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Evening at Pops |
2004 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
The 76th Annual Academy Awards |
2004 |
TV Special |
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient |
The Making of the Life and Death of Peter Sellers |
2004 |
Video short |
Himself |
Behind the Feline: The Cartoon Phenomenon |
2003 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
The Pink Panther Story |
2003 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Intimate Portrait |
2003 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Biography |
1994-2002 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself / Himself - Director |
The 10th Annual Ella Award Presented a Salute to Julie Andrews |
2001 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Y usted... ¿De qué se ríe? |
2000 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
I Remember Me |
2000 |
Documentary |
Himself |
E! True Hollywood Story |
1999 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Charlie Rose |
1996 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Jack Lemmon |
1996 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Great Performances |
1995 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Arena |
1995 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Audrey Hepburn Remembered |
1993 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel & Hardy |
1992 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
The Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
1991 |
TV Special |
Himself - Winner: Career Achievement Award |
The 5th Annual National WAIF Humanitarian Awards |
1989 |
TV Special |
Himself |
William Holden: The Golden Boy |
1989 |
Documentary |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon |
1988 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards |
1988 |
TV Special |
Himself: Winner: Creative Achievement Award |
Talking Pictures |
1988 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen |
1988 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
The 55th Annual Academy Awards |
1983 |
TV Special |
Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1983 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady |
1982 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Clapper Board |
1976-1980 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself - Behind-the Scenes footage from 'The Pink Panther Strikes Again' |
The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1980 |
TV Special |
Himself |
That's Panthertainment |
1978 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
Die Titelmacher |
1976 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
The Moviemakers |
1971 |
Documentary short |
Himself (uncredited) |
The Dick Cavett Show |
1971 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The David Frost Show |
1970 |
TV Series |
Himself - Guest |
Behind the Scenes with Blake Edwards' 'The Great Race' |
1965 |
Documentary short |
Himself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Won awards
Won awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2013 |
OFTA Film Hall of Fame |
Online Film & Television Association |
Creative |
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2004 |
Honorary Award |
Academy Awards, USA |
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In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen... More |
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2004 |
Life Career Award |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA |
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A producer/director/writer, Blake Edwards has had a distinguished career beginning in the 40's as ... More |
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2002 |
Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
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2001 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Rhode Island International Film Festival |
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2000 |
Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award |
Art Directors Guild |
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1998 |
Distinguished Achievement Award |
Hamptons International Film Festival |
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1993 |
Preston Sturges Award |
Directors Guild of America, USA |
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1991 |
Star on the Walk of Fame |
Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture |
Awarded on April 3, 1991 at 6908 Hollywood Blvd. |
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1990 |
Career Achievement Award |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |
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1989 |
Razzie Award |
Razzie Awards |
Worst Director |
Sunset (1988) |
|
1988 |
Creative Achievement Award |
American Comedy Awards, USA |
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1983 |
Sant Jordi |
Sant Jordi Awards |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) |
Victor Victoria (1982) |
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1983 |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
Victor Victoria (1982) |
|
1983 |
César |
César Awards, France |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) |
Victor Victoria (1982) |
|
1983 |
David |
David di Donatello Awards |
Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera) |
Victor Victoria (1982) |
|
1979 |
Evening Standard British Film Award |
Evening Standard British Film Awards |
Best Comedy |
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) |
|
1978 |
Evening Standard British Film Award |
Evening Standard British Film Awards |
Best Comedy |
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) |
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1977 |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) |
· Frank Waldman |
1977 |
Evening Standard British Film Award |
Evening Standard British Film Awards |
Best Comedy |
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) |
|
1963 |
OCIC Award |
San Sebastián International Film Festival |
|
Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
|
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2010 |
Gold Derby Award |
Gold Derby Awards |
Life Achievement (Performer) |
|
|
1983 |
Oscar |
Academy Awards, USA |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium |
Victor Victoria (1982) |
|
1982 |
Razzie Award |
Razzie Awards |
Worst Director |
S.O.B. (1981) |
|
1982 |
Razzie Award |
Razzie Awards |
Worst Screenplay |
S.O.B. (1981) |
|
1982 |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
S.O.B. (1981) |
|
1980 |
NSFC Award |
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA |
Best Director |
10 (1979) |
|
1980 |
NSFC Award |
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA |
Best Screenplay |
10 (1979) |
|
1980 |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
10 (1979) |
|
1976 |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen |
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) |
· Frank Waldman |
1967 |
Golden Laurel |
Laurel Awards |
Producer-Director |
4th place. |
|
1966 |
Golden Laurel |
Laurel Awards |
Producer-Director |
4th place. |
|
1965 |
Grand Prix |
Moscow International Film Festival |
|
The Great Race (1965) |
|
1965 |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
Best Written American Comedy |
The Pink Panther (1963) |
· Maurice Richlin |
1964 |
Golden Laurel |
Laurel Awards |
Top Director |
5th place. |
|
1963 |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
Best Written American Comedy |
The Notorious Landlady (1962) |
· Larry Gelbart |
1963 |
Golden Globe |
Golden Globes, USA |
Best Director |
Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
|
1962 |
Golden Laurel |
Laurel Awards |
Top Director |
8th place. |
|
1962 |
DGA Award |
Directors Guild of America, USA |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) |
|
1960 |
Edgar |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards |
Best Episode in a TV Series |
Peter Gunn (1958) |
|
1959 |
Primetime Emmy |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour |
Peter Gunn (1958) |
|
1959 |
Primetime Emmy |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour |
Peter Gunn (1958) |
|
1958 |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Writers Guild of America, USA |
Best Written American Comedy |
Operation Mad Ball (1957) |
· Arthur Carter · Jed Harris |
2nd place awards
2nd place awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1965 |
Golden Laurel |
Laurel Awards |
Director |
|
|
3rd place awards
3rd place awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
---|
1968 |
Golden Laurel |
Laurel Awards |
Producer-Director |
|
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1 |
[on Julie Andrews] It's marvelous to direct her. She's enormously professional and understands that in the final analysis the last word is mine. Actually, working with Julie on a film is a whole lot easier than working with many people that I'm not married to! |
2 |
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. |
3 |
Make 'em redecorate your office. That's primary, to let them know where you stand. Then, when you're shooting interior sequences, use your own interior decorator and set dresser. That way everything on the set will fit your house when you're finished. |