The current thread title seems to be a pretty good compromise. I don't know which volunteer to credit for the title change. You can look at the first message to see what the title was originally.

Making thread titles for a global audience can be a big challenge. Our policy is that thread titles should clearly reflect the contents of a thread, giving the reader information needed to decide whether or not to open the thread. The title also needs to be distinctive, so it's reasonably easy to tell one thread from another. If the thread title does not meet these criteria, we change it.

Obituary threads need to have the "obit" tag, the person's name, and preferable a one-word description. Obit: Director Blake Edwards, 1922-2010 would have been ideal, including the birth and death years or date of death added if there's room. We really have no need to make people guess about thread contents.

Yeah, the thread originator's inclusion of the name of Julie Andrews might be too much in the eyes of some, but I can't see it as horribly pedantic (and some of our volunteers have occasionally changed other thread titles to the point where they reek of pedantry). At least, in the current iteration, the importance of the name of Julie Andrews is toned down. Funny, though, that nobody saw a need for the obituary for Elizabeth Edwards to include the name of her infamous spouse in the thread title (and I'm glad it didn't). Blake Edwards certainly must be better-known that Elizabeth.

But as for Blake Edwards: I think he was almost as instrumental as Peter Sellers was, in the success of the legendary Pink Panther series; but directors rarely get the credit that actors get. Blake Edwards was responsible for a large number of very enjoyable films, and he is every bit as much a legend as his legendary spouse.

-Joe Offer-