Family
- grandfather Gordon J Edwards: died 1925
- father Donald Crump: birth father
- father Jack McEdwards: adoptive father; born c. 1897, died on March 9, 1992 in L.A.; adopted Edwards after marrying his mother; worked on many of son's films; production credits included "The Man With the Golden Arm", "Advise and Consent", "I Want to Live", "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Great Race"
- mother Lillian McEdwards: born c. 1899; died October 9, 1990 at age 91; founder of the Screen Smart Set, auxiliary that benefits the Motion Picture & TV Fund
- son Geoffrey Edwards: born in 1958; while a child appeared in some of father's films; then collaborated with father on several screenplays in the 1980s; mother Patricia Walker
- daughter Jennifer Edwards: in several films by father; mother Patricia Walker
- daughter Amy Leigh Edwards: Vietnamese orphan adopted with Julie Andrews
- daughter Joanna Lynne Edwards: Vietnamese orphan adopted with Julie Andrews
