Erle Stanley Gardner

Writing

Erle Stanley Gardner

Born July 17, 1889 · Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Died March 11, 1970 · aged 80

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,…

Known For

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate DeceptionPerry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception · 1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
6.81990
MovieMysteryDrama
Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered MadamPerry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam · 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
6.81987
MovieMysteryDrama
Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud in the process.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep ScandalPerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal · 1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
7.21993
MovieDramaMystery
The owner of a cosmetics company is unveiling a new cream which she claims she's been using. She's been keeping her age a secret and now reveals that she's 60 and owes her appearance to the cream. She's later killed and the formula missing. Her husband is arrested and Perry defends him.
Perry Mason ReturnsPerry Mason Returns · 1985
Perry Mason Returns
7.21985
MovieCrimeDrama
When his former secretary is accused of a murder, Perry Mason gives up a judgeship to defend her.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing GovernorPerry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor · 1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
6.41994
MovieMysteryCrime
The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor's mansion, and "Wild" Bill McKenzie, a friend of Perry Mason, is on the case.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakePerry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake · 1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
6.91988
MovieCrimeMystery
A woman suddenly disappears after an early morning walk, and her husband is accused of murder.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical MurderPerry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder · 1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
6.51989
MovieCrimeDrama
A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless ReporterPerry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter · 1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
6.51991
MovieDramaTV Movie
Perry is at TV station "KGGY" to be interviewed but thanks to the interference of main anchor-person Brett Huston the interview is pulled. Mostly everybody hates Brett as Brett knows all the station workers secrets. He has also written a memo insulting all of the main station players - Vic St. John - the station manager, Twyla Cooper - the producer, Chuck Gilmore - the sports reporter, Gary Slate - the weatherman, Cassie Woodfield - the reporter and Gillian Pope. Brett is shot dead with Gillian's gun and therefore is arrested for the crime. Gillian calls in Perry, Della and Ken to investigate. As Della and Perry set out to solve the mystery, Ken gets close to Cassie but she is a suspect and when it appears that somebody is trying to kill her, the mystery deepens..

Filmography

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless ReporterPerry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter · 1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
6.51991
MovieDramaTV Movie
Perry is at TV station "KGGY" to be interviewed but thanks to the interference of main anchor-person Brett Huston the interview is pulled. Mostly everybody hates Brett as Brett knows all the station workers secrets. He has also written a memo insulting all of the main station players - Vic St. John - the station manager, Twyla Cooper - the producer, Chuck Gilmore - the sports reporter, Gary Slate - the weatherman, Cassie Woodfield - the reporter and Gillian Pope. Brett is shot dead with Gillian's gun and therefore is arrested for the crime. Gillian calls in Perry, Della and Ken to investigate. As Della and Perry set out to solve the mystery, Ken gets close to Cassie but she is a suspect and when it appears that somebody is trying to kill her, the mystery deepens..

Novel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelPerry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel · 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
7.41987
MovieDramaThriller
Perry is suing a gutter trash newspaper that is running a story about a love affair between him and Della. The editor also has "dirt" files on an Army General, his banker and other "clients". All of them make little-concealed verbal threats to him at a party but the person that hated him most is a female reporter who the editor had just fired from the paper for attempting to write a serious story. She threatens him and soon after the editor is found, floating in his pool, shot. The reporter is arrested for the crime and Perry, who has a personal stake in this matter, with the aid of Della and Paul set out to solve the mystery. But the other suspects just want the case over with and will go to any lengths to protect their pasts and their secrets

Characters

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass CoffinPerry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin · 1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
7.31991
MovieDramaThriller
David Katz is a world famous magician and he comes to Denver with his group to perform for a charity gala for disabled children. Also there is Perry and Della as all three are supporters of the charity. Kate Ford, an assistant with an arrogant attitude, tells David that she is, from now on, going to do an illusion in which an assistant is raised in a glass coffin only to disappear when the coffin is opened up in the air (while the assistant climbs out before the coffin is raised.) After a one night stand with David, Kate is pregnant and she blackmails David with this. David and his wife Judy can't have children so that comes as a double blow to them. However Kate, with her attitude, creates much hatred at her from the rest of the group. At the gala, the glass coffin is raised but when it opens Kate's dead body falls to the ground - strangled.

Novel