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
Madge Blake Madge Blake Madge Blake (née Cummings; May 31, 1899 – February 19, 1969) was an American character actress best remembered for her roles as Larry Mondello's mother, Margaret Mondello, on the CBS/ABC sitcom "Leave it to Beaver", as Flora MacMichael on the ABC/CBS sitcom "The Real McCoys", and as Aunt Harriet Cooper in 96 episodes of ABC's "Batman". Gene Kelly had a special affection for her and included her in each of his films following her role in "An American in Paris". Blake was born in Kinsley in Edwards County, south-central Kansas, to Albert Cummings and the former Alice Stone.