OBITUARY
Blake Edwards dies at 88; ‘Pink Panther’ director was master of slapstick comedy
Writer-director Blake Edwards was also known for his legendary disputes with studio chiefs, inspiring his Hollywood satire ‘S.O.B.’ He collaborated in film with his wife, Julie Andrews, and his movie ’10’ was a cinematic sensation in the 1970s.
Dennis McLellan,
Los Angeles Times
December 16, 2010
Blake Edwards, a writer-director whose “Pink Panther” comedies with Peter Sellers earned him a reputation as a master of sophisticated slapstick comedy and whose legendary disputes with studio chiefs inspired his scathing Hollywood satire “S.O.B.,” has died. He was 88.
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