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Explore the story of director, screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards, known for cinema classics such as “Breakfast at Tiffany's,” “Days of Wine and Roses” and the “Pink Panther” series. This version of the trailer contains extended audio description and open captions.

This collection delves into the complex history of stereotyping and discrimination in media. These videos and essays aim to foster a deeper awareness of the importance of accurate and respectful representation, encouraging reflection on how we can learn from the past to create a more ...

Paul Feig recalls watching “The Pink Panther” for the first time and being enamored by not just the acting, but how the film was being directed. “I remember then watching the credits and seeing, ‘Directed by Blake Edwards,’ and that name just stuck with me,” ...

In this outtake from “Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames,” Rob Marshall recounts the touching moment when Blake Edwards gifted him his trusted viewfinder to celebrate the release of Marshall’s first film “Chicago” (2002).

Jennifer and Geoffrey Edwards reminisce on the first time they realized their father was a renowned film director.

Blake Edwards was looking to cast the “perfect woman” in his film “10” and offered the role to Bo Derek, whose performance shot her to stardom. “Blake changed my life forever,” said Derek.

Blake Edwards was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films. His best-known films include "Breakfast ...

Explore the story of Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez, who burst onto the literary scene and blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors.

When I moved to New York City in 2008, I rented a room on Eldridge Street, just a few doors down from the Manhattan Bridge. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was living in Corky Lee’s Chinatown. Before I ever knew Corky—a ...

Celestine Tate Harrington (1955-1998), born with a condition that left her limbs unusable, was a street performer in downtown Philadelphia and on the Atlantic City boardwalk in the 1980s and 1990s, who impressed audiences with her skill at playing the electric keyboard with her tongue. ...