Erle Stanley Gardner
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- July 17, 1889
- Died
- March 11, 1970 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Returns
The Case of the Curious Bride
The Case of the Howling Dog
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
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Filmography
Perry Mason
TV · Characters · 16 eps
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Movie · Novel
Gladiator for Rent
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Movie · Characters
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Movie · Characters
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Movie · Novel
All Against One
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Movie · Characters
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Movie · Novel
Perry Mason Returns
Movie · Novel
The New Perry Mason
TV · Novel · 16 eps
They Call It Murder
Movie · Novel
Cool and Lam
Movie · Characters
Perry Mason
TV · Writer, Novel · 6 eps
Granny Get Your Gun
Movie · Story, Novel
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Movie · Story
Special Investigator
Movie · Story
The Case of the Black Cat
Movie · Story
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Movie · Novel
The Case of the Curious Bride
Movie · Story
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Movie · Novel
The Case of the Howling Dog
Movie · Story