Blake Edwards in 1953. They had two children, and divorced in 1967. She appeared in the comedy "All Ashore" (1953), for which Edwards was one of the screenwriters. Edwards' second marriage from 1969 until his death was to Julie Andrews. Andrews had a daughter, Emma, from her previous marriage. Edwards described his struggle with the illness chronic fatigue syndrome for 15 years in the documentary "I Remember Me" (2000). On December 15, 2010, Edwards died of complications of pneumonia at the Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. His wife and children were at his side. Edwards was greatly admired, and
Samantha Edwards (singer) began singing on stage from the age of 5. Samantha schooled at the Apostolic Convent in Bandra, Mumbai and graduated with a bachelor's degree from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and a master's degree through Bombay University. Although a Western singer, Edwards trained in Indian classical music and thereafter studied the Kodály Method for three years. Since 1996, Samantha has studied voice with singers like Peter Eldridge (Grammy Winner), Roseanna Vitro (Grammy Nominee), Norman Simmons, Bob Stoloff, Judy Niemack, Barry Harris, Janice Borla, Jay Clayton and others. Edwards holds 2 Licentiates in Music Performance – Vocal and Music Teaching from Rockschool,