Werner klemperer march 22, 1920 december 6, 2000 was a german american actor, stage entertainer, and singer. The shows influence goes far beyond its nineyear tenure 195766, the millions of dollars it generated for its creators and for cbs, and the definitive identification it provided its star. See more ideas about perry mason, raymond burr and mason raymond. The case of the velvet claws was the book that eventually took gardner away from the law industry in 1933, with a lot of the story set at the pierpont inn, which was just down the road from his law office. Nadine, a demure young woman, confesses to her psychiatrist on tape under a truth serum that she poisoned her uncle. Swim two birds, a german band, has a cool rendition of the perry mason theme. Every perry mason book, movie, radio show and television show is profiled in detail, down to the continuity gaffes, the songs playing on the radio in the background of scenes and the audience ratings of every perry. Six of the novels were adapted for a series of perry mason films produc. The case of the mandarin murder is an interactive fiction computer game with graphics.
This is a list of episodes for perry mason, an american legal drama series that aired on cbs television for nine seasons september 21, 1957 may 22, 1966. In the mid1950s, burr met robert benevides born february 9, 1930, visalia, california a young actor and korean war veteran, on the set of perry mason. Directed by 41 writing credits 81 cast 2,059 produced by 11 music by 9 cinematography by 6 film editing by 9. Oct 23, 2012 perry mason saves jack benny from the gas chamber duration. Unmasking the real culprit is the only way to free their alwaysinnocent clients.
The case of the curious bride perry mason series book 5. Leah, a fan from germany, explains that german actors were used to dub the voices. The complete story of americas favorite television lawyer, by two of the greatest fans by kelleher, brian. In the case of the terrified typist, mason s client is found guilty of. The case of the sun bathers diary perry mason series book 46 ebook. The following is a list of the perry mason novels and short stories by erle stanley gardner, published from 1933 to 1973. Mason works as a defense lawyer, but usually ends up working as a detective in the process in order to clear his clients name. Lets wish a happy birthday to perry mason producerdirector arthur marks seen here with the shows star. Since the earliest perry mason book was published in 1933, they are all still within, and any pdfs you download fr. Perry mason the case of the demure defendant tv episode. The gilded lily the daring decoy the fiery fingers the lucky loser. The plot revolves around a spoiled woman, who calls herself eva griffin.
Perry mason 50th anniversary edition by allen miner, arthur. The series was adapted to the tv series of the same name from 1957 until 1966, which. The short story collection the case of the crimson. A gobetween is murdered during negotiations and the scientists wife is charged, so perry defends her in east germany. Erle stanley gardners writing career began in 1923 in pulp magazines, but his first novel was the case of the velvet claws perry mason s debut. Below is a list of erle stanley gardners books in order of when they were first published. Perry mason fanfiction archive with over 477 stories. This site provides full plot synopses of each of the 82 perry mason novels and 3 novelettes by erle stanley gardner, allowing for comparison with what the script writers did to make the books suitable for broadcast television. Perry mason tv series wikipedia republished wiki 2. According to the perry mason tv show book, the unbeatable defense attorney actually did lose three cases that we know about during his career. In the case of the witless witness, mason loses a nonmurder case, a matter of civil law, the site notes. Stanley gardner and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles.
Perry and della are on a ship returning from their orient trip. The case of the sinister spirit 1987 jordan white, a publisher friend of perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer david hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his friends an actress, a fortuneteller, davids private assistant and the two remaining staff at the hotel to discuss. Australia brazil canada china france germany italy japan mexico netherlands singapore. Sixteen appeared in the toronto star weekly in condensed form.
Ten mason novels are available as ebooks, including, from gardners first and perhaps richest decade, the case of the velvet claws, the case of the curious bride, the case of the substitute face and the case of the perjured parrot. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. See the complete perry mason series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Erle stanley gardner july 17, 1889 march 11, 1970 was an american lawyer and author. Perry mason is a fictional character, a criminal defense lawyer who was the main character in works of detective fiction written by erle stanley gardner. William talman was born in detroit, michigan, to ada barber and william whitney talman, a vice president of an electronics company. Polish, and swedish, and dubbed in arabic, french, german, japanese, italian, korean, portuguese, spanish, and thai. Hed hide out in a trailer he kept in the desert and dictate a perry mason book to his secretary in 3 days, he was the first of many authors who made me wish i could write fiction. The sophisticated and urbane perry mason is a modern version of baldassare castigliones il cortegiano. The case of the drowning duck and the case of the crooked candle by erle stanley gardner. Watch full episodes of perry mason online, view video clips and full episodes on.
The complete series list for a perry mason mystery erle stanley gardner. Listen to perry mason and the case of the curious bride by. A radio dramatization perry mason a radio dramatization. The case of the icecold hands, perry mason, by erle stanley gardner there is very slight yellowing inside the books back cover which was not covered by the dust jacket flap as with so many books. We may one day add the1930s perry mason films the case of the 1. He is best known for the perry mason series of detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of nonfiction books, mostly narrations of his travels through baja california and other regions in mexico. According to benevides, they became a couple around 1960. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. It was quite popular in germany but, as you might expect, was a little different. The following is a list of the 119 perry mason novels by erle stanley gardner many perry mason novels were first published in serial format in the saturday evening post, some with different titles. See more ideas about perry mason tv series, perry mason and tv series. In the us, books published between 1922 and 1978 are under protection for 95 years from the date of publication. Many episodes are based on novels and short stories written by.
Many episodes are based on stories written by gardner. During a visit with him, perry notices a first edition. See more ideas about perry mason, jim davidson and classic tv. I enjoyed reading the old perry mason books better. He was best known for the role of colonel wilhelm klink on the popular cbs television sitcom hogans heroes, for which he twice won the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series at the primetime emmy awards in 1968 and 1969. Through surprise witnesses, stern crossexamination and. Watch perry mason episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The case of the sun bathers diary perry mason series book 46. Read all about that history in the perry mason book. Perry mason is an american legal drama series originally broadcast on cbs television from september 21, 1957, to may 22, 1966. Typically, mason was able to establish his clients innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed. Perry mason project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Perry mason the night that perry mason mint lost a case mason pud 1 mason james mason cement mason charlie mason fortnum mason charolette mason construction law jim mason mason file john mason pdf mark mason mason biology denise mason coran mason kade libro fortnum and mason the cookbook james mason siege john mason books james mason. The perry mason mystery series in order erle stanley.
Perry mason is the fictional lawyer who enjoys solving very difficult cases which have no hopes and sometimes even finances the case too. Broken but may return other sites with ties to perry mason classic tv info by jim davidson of the national association for the advancement of perry mason. A comprehensive guide to americas favorite defender of justice by jim davidson, available in a kindle edition from amazon. Perry mason made his debut in the novel the case of the velvet claws, which was published in 1933.
A radio dramatization, the case of the lucky legs, and several more. In the case of the curious bride, a woman claims to want to consult mason about her friend whose husband, long thought to have died in a plane crash, turns up. After mason ended in 1966, hale found herself working with burr a few more times. This is the fifth book in erle stanley gardners longrunning perry mason series, originally published in 1934. The case of the crooked candle occurs after the case of the drowsy mosquito. The case of the reluctant model, the case of the amorous aunt, the case of the beautiful beggar. If i have a genial obsession aside from doowop, perrys it. The case of the burning bequest takes place between the case of the irate witness and the case of the fenced in woman. Perry mason is a popular character in the series of books written by erie stanley gardner. When a book is found missing, he fires ellen who is concerned she might be arrested. The gilded lily the daring decoy the fiery fingers the lucky loser from the worlds largest community of re. Join the conversation and connect with cbs s perry mason. Perry mason is an american legal drama series originally broadcast on cbs television from. In the early novels he is more of a detective than a lawyer,giving away his pulp origins.
The case of the oneeyed witness is set between the case of negligent nymph and the case of fiery fingers. Gardner ended up writing 89 novels and short story collections featuring the perry mason character. Marks was one of the more important behindthescene. Perry mason is first introduced in the case of the velvet claws. Ellen hires perry mason to turn her financial woes into a hefty lawsuit. The perry mason book series by erle stanley gardner includes books the case of the velvet claws, perry mason and the case of the sulky girl.
With raymond burr, barbara hale, william hopper, william talman. All books were first published by william morrow and company, new york. The case of the careless cupid perry mason pdf download. Perry mason the night that perry mason mint lost a case mason pud 1 mason james mason cement mason charlie mason fortnum mason charolette mason construction law jim mason mason file john mason pdf mark mason mason biology denise mason coran mason kade libro fortnum and mason the cookbook james mason siege john mason books james mason seige. The game was published by telarium formerly known as trillium, a subsidiary of spinnaker software, in 1985. Perry is asked to help get a scientists granddaughter out of east germany so she can live with her mothers parents. Although perry mason raymond burr is a lawyer by trade, he and his staff della street barbara hale and paul drake william hopper spend most of their time sleuthing. This perry mason episode concerns the murder of a rare book dealer, a guy who owns one of those musty old used bookstores, the kind im likely to frequent. Actually this book also has interesting stories, too. This was the first book which introduced the worldfamous perry mason, a tough attorney that was exceptionally gifted within the law profession.
By then, at least according to the storyline, perry and his principal associates, della street and paul drake, were already in the prime of life and perry had already mounted an impress. The perry mason mysteries by erle stanley gardner sold by. Perry mason was featured in more than 80 novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his clients murder trial. Though best known for the perry mason series of detective stories, he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces, as well as a series of nonfiction books. The case of the lonely heiress the perry mason mysteries book 2 book 2 of 6.
The show is created by rolin jones and ron fitzgerald and is based on the characters created by author and lawyer erle stanley gardner, who penned the perry mason book series starting in the 1930s. This book has not been authorized or endorsed by any of the owners or licensees of the perry mason television series or of the works of erle stanley gardner on which the series was based. Perry mason was one of the most successful television programs from the 1950s and remains one of the most influential crime melodramas from any period. His most popular books starred the incomparable attorneysleuth perry mason.
These are perhaps a little more like the tv series, but there are long and complicated court chapters and we see perry mason the lawyer more than the old freewheeling detectivelawyer of the older books as in the case of the lame canary. Then the vindictive wife of ellens notsosecret lover turns up dead. Perry mason novels project gutenberg selfpublishing. I also enjoyed esgs biography, coauthored by his daughter and his lover if i remember correctly. Many perry mason novels were first published in magazines, most often the saturday evening post, some with different titles. Perry mason the case of the bogus books tv episode 1962. Perry mason reboot series is coming to hbo this june.
Perry mason, fictional american trial lawyer and detective, the protagonist of more. The case of the velvet claws perry mason series book 1 ebook. It turns out della has valuable information that could ruin his case. The case of the lazy lover and the case of the dubious bridegroom by erle stanley gardner.
Author jim davidson must know more about erle stanley gardner and perry mason than anyone alive, and this kindle book proves it. Now perry has to defend ritters wife before an east german court, where the communists dont play fair. All the important details given in that famous handbook of 1528 are present in his character. Mason is certain its a frameup, and ellens belligerent boss is to blame. Physicist hans ritter has been contacted by the soviet union and told that his sixyearold granddaughter is living in an east berlin orphanage. With raymond burr, barbara hale, william hopper, susanne cramer. Tv theme song sound files neals sound file collection. The case of the substitute face perry mason german. Demure ellen carter works at a relatives bookstore. Yiddish, and german books, research reports, educational and general periodicals, synagogue histories, conference proceedings, bibliographies, and encyclopediason all aspects of jewish.
The case of the phantom fortune by gardner, erle stanley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Fiction, accessible book, protected daisy, trials murder, american detective and mystery stories, translations into russian, detective and mystery stories, fiction in english, internet archive wishlist, large type books, open library staff picks, mason, perry fictitious character, lawyers, american legal stories, detective and mystery. Perry mason is the protagonist in a series of detective fiction novels and stories by american novelist erle stanley gardner. Perry mason the case of the fugitive fraulein tv episode. There is no courtroom scene in the entire novel, which is prevalent in the later books. Raymond burr perry mason 267 episodes 19571966 william hopper paul drake 77 episodes 19571966 barbara hale della street 76 episodes 19571966. The biggest change is that everybody speaks german. In its heyday, perry mason was shown in many countries. A comprehensive guide to americas favorite defender of justice ebook. Perry mason tv series wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The perry mason tv show book, site by big dave, content by brian.