Pink Panther director Blake Edwards dies

BLAKE Edwards, the director and writer known for clever dialogue, and belly-laugh gags in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 10, and the Pink Panther farces, has died aged 88.

Edwards died from complications of pneumonia at St John’s Health Centre in Santa Monica, said publicist Gene Schwam.

Blake’s wife, Julie Andrews, and other family members were at his side.