Blake Edwards was an American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his car
Dame Julie Andrews was an English actress, singer, author and theater director. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, three Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, seven Gold
Blake Edwards
…the verge of financial collapse", and became an example of "self-indulgent extravagance" in filmmaking "that was ruining Hollywood". Darling Lili star Julie Andrews had married Edwards in 1969. Edwards also directed most of the comedy film series The Pink Panther, the majority of installments starring Peter Sellers…
Andrews in 2013
Andrews as Eliza Doolittle meets Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, the musical adaptation of Pygmalion.
Andrews as Queen Guinevere with Richard Burton as King Arthur in the musical Camelot
Andrews in Mary Poppins (1964), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress