American Masters Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames (Season 38, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames (Season 38, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

The life and career of screenwriter/director Blake Edwards is presented, his story told largely by contemporaries, colleagues and his family, the latter most notably his second wife of forty-three years, Julie Andrews, who has a unique ...See moreThe life and career of screenwriter/director Blake Edwards is presented, his story told largely by contemporaries, colleagues and his family, the latter most notably his second wife of forty-three years, Julie Andrews, who has a unique perspective arguably knowing him the best both professionally and personally. Their marriage, which ended with his death in 2010, is not evidently obvious to outsiders who may view them solely by their individual filmographies, Edwards largely seen as the creator of American physical comedies, and Andrews largely seen as the prim and proper classically trained singing British nanny. Edwards' work on the screen and his one foray on stage are discussed largely in chronological order with the exception of works that are naturally grouped together, namely the series of Pink Panther movies, and Victor/Victoria in conjunction with its Broadway stage version fourteen years later, with movies highlighted that for one reason or another are considered milestones in his career. While he had some stalwart collaborators onscreen and behind the cameras, the special professional relationship he had with composer Henry Mancini is discussed in their careers often seen as being indelibly joined. His movie career is separated into three general phases, from the late 1950s to the late 1960s where he was seen as doing no wrong, the 1970s where he could do little right, and the turning point into the 1980s where a success with 10 allowed him to do the movies he really wanted to do, including many with Andrews and which included what are considered his two most autobiographical, S.O.B. on the professional side, and That's Life! on the personal side. This presentation is bookended by discussion of his work as a painter and sculptor, endeavors largely done for himself. Written by Huggo See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Julie Andrews Self Self See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Jay Chandrasekhar Self Self See fewer	Super Troopers (2001)
Bo Derek Self Self See fewer	Bolero (1984)
Geoffrey Edwards Self Self See fewer	Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Jennifer Edwards Self Self See fewer	S.O.B. (1981)
Paul Feig Self Self See fewer	Freaks and Geeks (1999)
Rian Johnson Self Self See fewer	Knives Out (2019)
Larry Karaszewski Self Self See fewer	American Crime Story (2016)
Scott Alexander Self Self See fewer	American Crime Story (2016)
Leonard Maltin Self Self See fewer	Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Monica Mancini Self Self See fewer	Firewall (2006)
Rob Marshall Self Self See fewer	Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Patton Oswalt Self Self See fewer	Young Adult (2011)
Robert Wagner Self Self See fewer	The Towering Inferno (1974)
Lesley Ann Warren Self Self See fewer	Victor/Victoria (1982)
Blake Edwards Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Patricia Edwards Self (archive footage) (as Patricia Walker) Self (archive footage) (as Patricia Walker) See fewer	Mansfield Park (1999)
Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan Self Self See fewer	Pirata! Cult Movie (1984)
Emma Walton Hamilton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	That's Life! (1986)
Peter Bogdanovich Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Amelia Edwards Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
Joanna Lynne Edwards Self (archive footage) (as Joanna Edwards) Self (archive footage) (as Joanna Edwards) See fewer	Biography (1987)