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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Raymond Burr Look-a-Like?

Re: I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason by Susan Kandel

One of the interesting tidbits mentioned in this book is that Earl Stanley Gardner, the author of the Perry Mason books, looked a lot like actor Raymond Burr. Burr had come in to read for the part of district attorney Hamilton Burger but when Gardner got a look at Burr he said 'there is our Perry Mason!'

Gardner was right on the money. Burr personified the smart defense attorney. It's hard to imagine anyone else in that role.

According to Wikipedia, Perry Mason was television's most successful and longest-running lawyer series from 1957 to 1966. Plus there were more than 25 made-for-TV movies from 1985 to 1993.

We are currently watching Season One, Volume Two:



The acting and writing in these shows is excellent. There are lots of 'red herrings' and we are often very surprised by 'who-done-it'. But Perry Mason isn't - he's figured it out all along!

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