Inspector Jacques Clouseau: Simon! Where is my Surété-Scotland-Yard-type mackintosh?
Inspector Jacques Clouseau and the Pink Panther series became a legend in Hollywood. And the creator was none other than the comic genius, Blake Edwards. After 39 years of memorable work and 88 years of iconic life, Blake Edwards embarked on the journey of his afterlife.
Although best remembered for the Pink Panther series and his partnership with Peter Sellers, he was also responsible for some of Hollywood's most remarkable romances like Breakfast at Tiffany's and Days of Wine and Roses. Whether you laugh or cry with him, what stands out in memory is his comic point of view; the point of view that reflected his own positive take on life, after all he spent years fighting the chronic fatigue syndrome.
He spent his career looking at different aspects of life and relationships through a funny glass. Anyone who has seen Edwards' work can't deny that his funny glass enabled him to comment on a lot of issues that would otherwise prove to be controversial. Day of Wine and Roses highlighted alcoholism whereas The Party was all about a man in a foreign land.
Edwards comic genius has forced generations to forget their everyday worries and look at life in a new light. His work would continue to encourage and entertain generations to come.
May the King of Clowns rest in peace!
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