Other Points of Interest / Awards
- Being offered a role without the grueling audition process is the height of tribute in Hollywood. Six such roles included: Anson Williams (A Perfect Little Murder), Steven Spielberg (Amazing Stories), Gary David Goldberg (Family Ties), Don Reo (Blossom), Martha Williamson (Touched by an Angel) and Jerry Herman (Mame)
- Award of Excellence from the American College Theatre Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1972
- Opened for Frank Sinatra at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on March 24, 1974 benefiting Danny Thomas’ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Backup vocalist for Sergio Franchi’s 1976 US tour
- Upon moving to Los Angeles, Edwards lived with former MGM contract star, Gloria DeHaven from 1977 through 1979
- Bronze Halo award for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry from the Southern California Motion Picture Council in 1986
- Inducted alongside Janet Reno and Al Del Greco in the Coral Gables High School Hall of Fame on March 1, 2001
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