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Blake Edwards: Filmmaker Blake Edwards
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Born 1922, July - American filmmaker Blake Edwards was the grandson of J. Gordon Edwards, director of such silent film epics as The Queen of Sheba (1922). Blake started his own film career as an actor in 1943; he played bits in A-movies and leads in B-movies, paying his dues in such trivialities as Gangs of the Waterfront and Strangler of the Swamp (both 1945).
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Filmmaker Blake Edwards visits with actresses (front row, left to right) Marilu Henner, Elke Sommer, Bo Derrick, and (back row) Maria Conchita Alonso at a reception in his honor Thursday February 26, 2004 in Hollywood, California. Edwards has been selected to receive an Honorary Academy Award by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Oscar statuette will be presented at the 76th Academy Awards Presentation will be broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre on Sunday, February 29, on the ABC Television Network beginning with a half-hour arrival segment at 5:00 p.m. PST
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American filmmaker Blake Edwards received an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement Sunday, February 29, at the Kodak Theater. The 81-year-old Edwards has been working in films since the 1940s, first as an actor, then more notably as a writer, director and producer. For almost 20 years he has suffered from chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, but he has continued to work during remissions of the illness.
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Actress Marion Ross greets filmmaker Blake Edwards (left) at a reception Thursday February 26, 2004 in Hollywood. The reception honored Edwards who has been selected to receive an Honorary Academy Award by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Oscar statuette will be presented at the 76th Academy Awards Presentation will be broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre on Sunday, February 29, on the ABC Television Network beginning with a half-hour arrival segment at 5:00 p.m. PST
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