Blake Edwards, Director of 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' Dies

Features | Nov 15, 2010

Most New Yorkers know "Breakfast at Tiffany's" from the Academy-Award winning Henry Mancini song "Moon River," starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly and George Peppard as Paul Varjak. The 1961 romantic comedy was directed by Blake Edwards, who died Wednesday night due to complications of pneumonia.

Edwards, 88, was known for his witty dialogue in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" as well as in the movies "10" and "Pink Panther." He is remembered by his wife, the actress Julie Andrews. Here are scenes from some of his most famous films.

Hepburn (playing Holly Golightly) performs Mancini's "Moon River" in the 1961 romantic comedy "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

Edwards directed the Pink Panter film series starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. Here's a scene from "The Return of the Pink Panther," which was made in 1975.

Dudley Moore, Bo Derek and Edwards' wife, Julie Andrews, star in the screwball comedy made in 1979 "10." Check out a clip from the film below.

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