Blake Edwards has died at 88 from complications of pneumonia. He is best known for the "Pink Panther" series, but he did other films, such as "Experiment In Terror", one of the best neo-Hitchcockian thrillers ever lensed, "The Days of Wine and Roses"*, which I think is superior to Wilder's "Lost Weekend", and such comedies as "10", "Victor/Victoria", "The Great Race" and "Breakfast At Tiffany's". He was wed to Julie Andrews who starred in "Victor" and "S.O.B.", among others, and his most frequent collaborator was Henry Mancini; their long relationship started with Edwards' classic TV detective series "Peter Gunn" (Mancini's theme is still the best ever composed!).

Goodbye...and thanks for the memories, Blake.

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*Trivia note: The Ernest Dawson poem that gave "Days" its title also appears in Otto Preminger's classic "Laura".

He also wrote one of my favourites of the old radio serials, "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" which starred Dick Powell. Much wittier than the normal run.

He will be fondly remembered for some great movies, one of my particular favorites was the "The Party" with Peter Sellers which throughout the years I have watched many times.

Another great man, who will be sadly missed in the movie industry.
Goodbye RIP