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Erle Stanley Gardner

Writing

Erle Stanley Gardner

Erle Stanley Gardner is a writer born on July 17, 1889 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. He died on March 11, 1970, aged 80. He is known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason Returns and The Case of the Curious Bride. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Writing
Born
July 17, 1889
Place of birth
Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Died
March 11, 1970
Also known as
A.A. Fair · Charles M. Green · Carleton Kendrake

Biography

A writer was born in the city of Malden, Massachusetts, graduated from the Palo Alto High School in 1909 and entered the Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana; passed the examination of the state commission for the title of lawyer in 1911. In 1917 Gardner opens an attorney's office in Merced, California. A few years later, he moved to work in a sales agency, and five years later, in 1921, he opened a law firm, Sheridan, Orr, Drapo and Gardner, in Ventura, California. Gardner is gaining popularity with vivid presentations at court trials until 1933, but after the release of his first detective novel "The Case of Velvet Claws," it is decided to devote himself to the literature entirely. Gardner in 1946 founded and until the 1960s was one of the members of the committee "The Court of Last Hope," a human rights organization to review the death sentences. For a documentary about this organization, he was awarded the Edgar Poe Award of the American Association of Detective Writers in 1962 in the Grand Master nomination. Gardner also deserves to attract public attention (by publishing an article in the magazine "Life" in 1962) to the rock carvings of Lower California, some of which were later listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In addition, in 1968, together with Charles Hapgood, Gardner participated in the research of the so-called Akambaro figurines later unequivocally recognized as counterfeits of the 20th century. In 1968, Gardner married his longtime secretary Agnes Bethel (1902-2002), who became the prototype of Della Street, the secretary of the main literary hero Gardner, the lawyer of Perry Mason.

Filmography

  1. 1995Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous JokesterNovel
  2. 1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing GovernorNovel
  3. 1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LifestyleNovel
  4. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked WivesNovel
  5. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer KissNovel
  6. 1993Gladiator for RentNovel
  7. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show HostNovel
  8. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep ScandalNovel
  9. 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken BrideNovel
  10. 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless RomeoNovel
  11. 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FramingNovel
  12. 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FashionNovel
  13. 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass CoffinNovel
  14. 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned MobsterNovel
  15. 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless ReporterNovel
  16. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant DaughterNovel
  17. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced SingerNovel
  18. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate DeceptionNovel
  19. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned PenNovel
  20. 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star AssassinNovel
  21. 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical MurderNovel
  22. 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonNovel
  23. 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeNovel
  24. 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging AceNovel
  25. 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered MadamNovel
  26. 1987All Against OneNovel
  27. 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost LoveNovel
  28. 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious NunNovel
  29. 1985Perry Mason ReturnsNovel
  30. 1973The New Perry MasonNovel · Creator
  31. 1971They Call It MurderNovel
  32. 1957The Court of Last ResortCreator
  33. 1957Perry Masonas Judge Two (uncredited) · 1 episode · Writer · Novel · Creator
  34. 1940Granny Get Your GunStory · Novel
  35. 1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopStory
  36. 1936The Case of the Black CatStory
  37. 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsNovel
  38. 1936Special InvestigatorStory
  39. 1935The Case of the Lucky LegsNovel
  40. 1935The Case of the Curious BrideStory
  41. 1934The Case of the Howling DogStory