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War of the Worlds

"His early career as a scriptwriter was for radio where he was given an early break by Orson Welles on his production of The War of the Worlds (1938). Welles later credited Edwards as having written the famous line: "They're here and they're hungry." "

Has this been added to see if lazy journalists getting all their info from Wikipedia include it in their obituaries? Because if so it worked on quite a few! But I doubt he contributed to Orson Welles' script as a) Edwards was only 15/16 years old in 1938 b) it's never mentioned in interviews with the man himself or biographies, and surely something as big as that would be mentioned c) Edwards has always stated his first attempt at writing was in 1943 on a B-movie called 'Panhandle'.

So I suspect this is nonsense put in to see how many times it gets mentioned! And well done to whoever did it, and hang you head in shame The Guardian, The Sun, ABC News and so many others who should check the facts first ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.81.80.168 (talk) 09:51, 18 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weasel words

Questionable whether the critical remarks here belong in an encyclopedia article.

For instance:

As a director his early films were black-to-grey comedies handled with a certain perceptive flair.

Agreed, but this is criticism, rathern than fact.

Specialising in comedies, some critics consider he should have stopped around 1968 in terms of quality,

Weasel words - what critics?

although some among his biggest hits were yet to come (10 and Victor/Victoria).

Critics are almost unanimous in their appreciation of S.O.B. - a brilliant satire on the film business.

On the other side, Edwards is appreciated instead for his direction of Peter Sellers in the Panther movies.

Confusing wording - what other side?

His post-Peter Sellers stretch of the Pink Panther films are widely considered indicators of a serious decline.

More weasel words

Added info

In honor of the man's receiving a gold statute tonight, I decided to be bold and try to improve the article by adding some links and NPOV 209.149.235.254 19:23, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Just found this article and I am dumbfounded that it is so short. Blake Edwards, who made so many great films, surely does deserve a longer article. Ben ^T/_C 19:50, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"10"

Blake Edwards has been potrayed by Alistair Browing in the 2004 British TV movie "Not Only But Always" in regards to casting and directing Dudley Moore in the film "10 (film)". This was the major split between Dudley and his comedy partner Peter Cook. MBG 119.11.11.33 (talk) 09:31, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Photo caption

He wasn't "in" The Tamarind Seed, he directed it. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 05:19, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

children

Does it make sense to refer to children from Edwards's and Andrews's previous marriages as their children? Wouldn't it make sense to say that Jennifer and Geoffrey, in particular, are Edwards's and Walker's children? john k (talk) 18:08, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"10"

"10" was a hit comedy so it should be stated as hit comedy film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.64.217.66 (talk) 15:14, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Blake Edwards/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

Needs expansion ...._(Complain)^{(Let us to it pell-mell)} 02:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 02:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC). Substituted at 09:47, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Criticism

The article needs some of the actual critics, because this quote

It has been difficult for many critics to accept Blake Edwards as anything more than a popular entertainer. Edwards' detractors acknowledge his formal skill, but deplore the absence of profundity in his movies. Edwards' movies are slick and glossy, but their shiny surfaces reflect all too accurately the disposable values of contemporary life.

is praise of his ability to make deft movies that function (by virtue of Edwards's slick and glossy style and the films themselves rather than their surface plots) as incisive social commentaries, contradicting one line of attack from his actual critics. It is not, itself, negative criticism at all. — $Llywelyn II$ 14:17, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

a note on spelling

Just a note on spelling: Edwards' stepfather was John Gordon "Jack" McEdward, not McEdwards, even though his own father was known as J. Gordon Edwards (with an s). Hollywood historian Sam Wasson makes this explicit distinction.^[1] Jack McEdward's gravestone also shows "McEdward". One kind find both spellings in print (especially trivial news bites), but only one spelling should be used here: the correct one. --Animalparty! (talk) 22:08, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Wasson, Sam (2009). A Splurch in the Kisser: The Movies of Blake Edwards. Wesleyan University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-8195-6915-8.

[1] Wasson, Sam (2009). A Splurch in the Kisser: The Movies of Blake Edwards. Wesleyan University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-8195-6915-8.

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