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Gardner, Erle Stanley
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Gardner, Erle Stanley (1889-1970)

US author of best-selling crime fiction. He created the character of the lawyer-detective Perry Mason, who was later featured in film and on television. Originally a lawyer, Gardner gave up his practice with the success of the first Perry Mason stories.



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