The death of actor Peter Sellers in 1980 also seemed like the death of the Pink Panther film series. Instead, director Blake Edwards decided it was a new beginning. A beginning of numerous lawsuits, several flops, and one unseen television pilot. Author John LeMay and actor Charlie Schlatter help tell the story of what happened when Blake Edwards kept trying to keep the Panther on the hunt.
Sources
Books
LeMay, John. Trailing the Pink Panther Films: An Unauthorized Guide to the Pink Panther Series (https://www.amazon.com/Trailing-Pink-Panther-Films-Unauthorized/dp/1953221475/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U5ZB8H2EWAO&keywords=john+lemay+pink+panther&qid=1699727260&s=books&sprefix=john+lemay+pink+panther%2Cstripbooks%2C132&sr=1-1). Bicep Books, January, 2022.
Oldham, Gabriella. Blake Edwards: Interviews (https://www.amazon.com/Blake-Edwards-Interviews-Conversations-Filmmakers-ebook/dp/B0774SCZKH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25RIFT54HRGYI&keywords=blake+edwards+interview&qid=1699726978&s=books&sprefix=blake+edwards+interview%2Cstripbooks%2C97&sr=1-1). University Press of Mississippi, December, 2017.
Wasson, Sam. A Splurch in the Kisser: The Movies of Blake Edwards (https://www.amazon.com/Splurch-Kisser-Movies-Edwards-Wesleyan-ebook/dp/B005199WVI/ref=pd_sim_sccl_1_1/135-8919707-5243053?pd_rd_w=M36qM&content-id=amzn1.sym.deea2496-fc60-414f-9888-d6b71c774bf1&pf_rd_p=deea2496-fc60-414f-9888-d6b71c774bf1&pf_rd_r=SH2P4GZPPVN6MKW7A091&pd_rd_wg=9w4xl&pd_rd_r=6ddc75db-bbb7-4564-8425-d2dd17ec679c&pd_rd_i=B005199WVI&psc=1). Wesleyan University Press, July, 2011.
Articles
"Seller’s Widow Wins $1 Million Damages Over Panther Film" AP News. AP Services, May 24, 1985. https://apnews.com/article/39ab5abec851ab132d99965780aa6a7e (https://apnews.com/article/39ab5abec851ab132d99965780aa6a7e)
"Film maker Blake Edwards filed a $180 million lawsuit..." UPI Archives. September 28, 1983. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/09/28/Film-maker-Blake-Edwards-filed-a-180-million-lawsuit/1090433569600/ (https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/09/28/Film-maker-Blake-Edwards-filed-a-180-million-lawsuit/1090433569600/)
"BLAKE EDWARDS SUED BY MGM/UA" New York Times. Aljean Harmetz. April 17, 1984. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/17/movies/blake-edwards-sued-by-mgm-ua.html (https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/17/movies/blake-edwards-sued-by-mgm-ua.html)
Links
Closing Night: Victor Victoria episode (https://pod.link/1697322456/episode/428689e876242b6891cfb1f813eed54a)
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