Life and work
Blake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Born: 26 July 1922. Died: 15 December 2010. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Director · 1922–2010
Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Born on 26 July 1922, this profile follows Blake Edwards through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). The location trail reaches Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark and Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
← All peopleFollow the geography ↓Breakfast at Tiffany's · Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark
Blake Edwards is credited as director on Breakfast at Tiffany's. The work’s existing location story leads to Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark. The opening places Holly Golightly at the Fifth Avenue flagship window. The actual storefront and the story's New York geography align.
Breakfast at Tiffany's — credits ↗︎Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark ↗︎
Holly Golightly eats breakfast outside Tiffany's
The opening places Holly Golightly at the Fifth Avenue flagship window. The actual storefront and the story's New York geography align.
727 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Open street map ↗︎Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ↗︎
The 42nd Street library appears in Breakfast at Tiffany's
NYPL records the film as the first major feature to use the 42nd Street library.
476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1922-07-26 2010-12-15
Born 26 July 1922
Died 15 December 2010
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Breakfast at Tiffany's ↗︎
Blake Edwards
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
New York ↗︎
Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s ↗︎
Dawn: finish breakfast before 7.30, then walk through the doors.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Patricia Neal ↗︎
Patricia Neal was an American stage and film actress. Born on 20 January 1926, this profile follows Patricia Neal through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). The location trail reaches Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark and Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Henry Mancini ↗︎
Henry Mancini was an American film composer. Born on 16 April 1924, this profile follows Henry Mancini through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Columbo (1968). The location trail reaches Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building and The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
George Peppard ↗︎
George Peppard was an American actor. Born on 1 October 1928, this profile follows George Peppard through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and The A-Team (1983). The location trail reaches Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building and Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.