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.
Wrote 45
2020s
- 2020
1990s
- 1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Novel
- 1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Novel
- 1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Novel
Gladiator for Rent
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Novel
- 1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Novel
- 1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Novel
- 1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Novel
1980s
- 1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Novel
- 1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Novel
- 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Characters
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Characters
All Against One
Novel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Novel
- 1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Characters
- 1985
Perry Mason Returns
Novel
1970s
- 1973
The New Perry Mason
Novel
- 1971
1950s
- 1958
Cool and Lam
Characters
- 1957
1940s
- 1940
Granny Get Your Gun
Story, Novel
1930s
- 1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Story
- 1936
The Case of the Black Cat
Story
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Novel
Special Investigator
Story
- 1935
The Case of the Curious Bride
Story
- 1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
Story
Created 2
1970s
- 1973
The New Perry Mason
Creator
1950s
- 1957