Legendary comedy director Blake Edwards ("Breakfast at Tiffany's," "The Pink Panther") died of pnuemonia Wednesday night at the age of 88. Outside of his chaotic comedy style, however, Edwards was most famous for his decades-long marriage to English actress Julie Andrews. The marriage, the second for each, spanned 40 years and several creative collaborations, some successful ("Victor/Victoria") and others ("Darling Lili") ... less so.
Surge Desk looks back on the relatioship:
Edwards discusses how the two met in a 1997 BBC interview: "It was all kind of meant to be."
Despite his popular success, Edwards only received one Academy Award nomination, for writing the 1982 cross-dressing farce "Victor/Victoria," his third collaboration with Andrews:
Doing promotion for 1986's "That's Life!", Andrews and Edwards discuss their working relationship on Canadian TV:
In this 2008 interview, Andrews talked to Michael Eisner about working with her husband. "It's a little daunting when you're doing a love scene with somebody else and your husband says something like, "That was terrific darling, but I know you can do it better.'"
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