Julie Andrews Husband Blake Edwards Dies at 88

Blake Edwards, husband of 41 years to Julie Andrews and a well known writer and director who produced and directed Victor/Victoria on Broadway has died at age 88 this morning. 

Over a very diverse and lengthy career, Edwards has made many of Hollywood's funniest movies with his unique sensibility on display in titles including "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "The Pink Panther," "The Great Race," "The Party," "10" and "Victor/Victoria."

Edwards is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker who became an international favorite with the 1961 release of his enchanting classic Breakfast at Tiffany's and many other memorable films, including The Days of Wine and Roses, Experiment in Terror, Shot in the Dark, That's Life, SOB, The Great Race, 10, Victor Victoria and his legendary Pink Panther films. In 1992, Edwards was honored by the 45th Annual Cannes Film Festival and received the coveted French Legion of Honor for his outstanding contributions to the arts. In 2004, he was presented with an honorary Oscar in recognition of his remarkable, memorable and unique filmmaking career. In addition, Edwards is recognized in the art world as a highly accomplished painter and sculptor.

He was also honored by the Academy in early October of 2010. Click here for photo coverage.