About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1889-07-17
Place of birth:
Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Website:
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Erle Stanley Gardner

Overview

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

Writing

2020 Perry Mason Writing Characters 72
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1995 Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester Writing Novel 59
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1994 Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor Writing Novel 59
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1994 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle Writing Novel 59
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1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives Writing Novel 59
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1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss Writing Novel 59
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1993 Gladiator for Rent Writing Novel 58
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1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host Writing Novel 59
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1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal Writing Novel 59
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1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride Writing Novel 59
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1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo Writing Novel 59
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1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing Writing Novel 59
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1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion Writing Novel 59
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1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin Writing Novel 59
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1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster Writing Novel 61
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1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter Writing Novel 59
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1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter Writing Novel 59
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1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer Writing Novel 59
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1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception Writing Novel 59
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1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen Writing Novel 59
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1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin Writing Novel 59
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1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder Writing Novel 59
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1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson Writing Novel 59
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1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake Writing Novel 59
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1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace Writing Novel 59
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1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel Writing Novel 59
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1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam Writing Novel 59
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1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit Writing Characters 59
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1987 All Against One Writing Novel 59
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1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love Writing Novel 59
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1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star Writing Characters 59
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1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun Writing Novel 59
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1985 Perry Mason Returns Writing Novel 59
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1973 The New Perry Mason Writing Novel 70
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1971 They Call It Murder Writing Novel 59
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1957 Perry Mason Writing Novel 74
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1940 Granny Get Your Gun Writing Novel 58
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1940 Granny Get Your Gun Writing Story 58
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1937 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Writing Story 59
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1936 The Case of the Black Cat Writing Story 59
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1936 The Case of the Velvet Claws Writing Novel 59
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1936 Special Investigator Writing Story 58
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1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs Writing Novel 59
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1935 The Case of the Curious Bride Writing Story 58
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1934 The Case of the Howling Dog Writing Story 59
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Crew

1957 Perry Mason Crew Creator 74
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