Famed filmmaker Blake Edwards has died at 88. Edwards was best known for the broad but smart slapstick of movies such as those in "The Pink Panther" series. Yet he also was able to shift into a more serious gear, as he did the 1961 dramedy "Breakfast at Tiffany's," which was nominated for five Oscars. His relevance continued well into the 1980s with biting (and often taboo-busting) comedies such as "Victor/Victoria" and "Skin Deep."
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