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
John Edwards (singer) the Hot 100 in early 1980, and number 1 on the UK singles chart. Edwards remained with the Spinners until 2000, when he was incapacitated by a debilitating stroke, and was forced to retire. John Edwards (singer) Jonathan Edwards (born December 25, 1944), known as John Edwards, is an American soul singer who had a moderately successful solo career before becoming lead singer of The Spinners between 1977 and 2000. Born in St Louis, Missouri, Edwards began his musical career by singing in clubs while stationed in Germany when in the US Army. After returning to live in Duluth, Georgia,