Blake Edwards dark psychological film about the effects of alcoholism on a previously happy marriage, starred Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. It has been described as "perhaps the most unsparing tract against drink that Hollywood has yet produced, more pessimistic than Billy Wilder's "The Lost Weekend"". The film gave another major boost to Edwards's reputation as an important director. "Darling Lili" star Julie Andrews married Edwards in 1969. While a few critics such as George Morris thought the film a major picture ("it synthesizes every major Edwards theme: the disappearance of gallantry and honor, the tension between appearances and reality, and the
John Edwards (singer) After the record company went out of business, Edwards did some shows with the Spinners, but also maintained a solo career on the Cotillion label, achieving two more R&B chart entries with "Baby, Hold On To Me" (1976) and ""Nobody But You" (1977). He then decided to join the Spinners on a full-time basis, and replaced Philippe Wynne as the group's lead singer in 1977. He featured as the main vocalist on their later hit singles including "Working My Way Back to You ", produced by Michael Zager, which became one of the group's biggest hits, reaching number 2 on