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Blake Edwards, the director and writer known for clever dialogue, poignance and occasional belly-laugh sight gags in movies like "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the "Pink Panther" farces, died in Los Angeles on Dec. 16, 2010, at age 88. Pictured here in a 2005 photo, Edwards had been ill for two weeks with pneumonia.
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Director Blake Edwards, right, receives accepts his honorary Oscar from actor Jim Carrey during the 76th Academy Awards show on Feb. 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Calif.
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Actor Jim Carrey and director Blake Edwards, winner of the Lifetime Honorary Award, pose backstage at the 76th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on Feb. 29, 2004, in Hollywood, Calif.
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Director Blake Edwards, right, poses with actress and wife Julie Andrews at Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' "Evening With Blake Edwards" on Sept. 30, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Blake Edwards and his wife Julie Andrews attend the Art Directors Guild 4th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Feb. 26, 2000, in Los Angeles.
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Kennedy Center honoree Julie Andrews and her husband Blake Edwards arrive at the U.S. State Department building on Dec. 1, 2001, for the annual Kennedy Center Honors dinner in Washington.
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Julie Andrews and her husband, director Blake Edwards, attend the 10th Annual Ella Awards April 25, 2001, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Andrews was honored for her contributions to the music world and humanitarian causes.
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Director Blake Edwards and his wife Julie Andrews arrive at "An Evening With Larry King and Friends" benefiting The Larry King Cardiac Foundation at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on April 23, 2004, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Actress Lesley Ann Warren and director Blake Edwards during a reception in honor of Edwards who on Feb. 26, 2004, at The Annex in Hollywood, Calif.
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Adele Smithers-Fornacs, president of the Smithers Foundation, speaks with director Blake Edwards who recieved the Recovery Milestone Award 2005 on Sept. 6, 2005, at the Beverly Hillls Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Producer Walter Mirisch and director Blake Edwards attend the reception for the Walter Mirisch Tribute at the LACMA on Oct. 16, 2004, in Los Angeles.
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Director Blake Edwards, right, and a person dressed as the Pink Panther pose for photos after placing their hands and paws in cement in front of the Mann's Chinese Theater in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 1999, at the 35th anniversary celebration of "The Pink Panther."
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Actress Julie Andrews poses with her husband, director Blake Edwards, after he was awarded the Legion Of Honour in Cannes, France, on May 9, 1992.
