Alder Stanley Gardner

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Alder Stanley Gardner (1966)

Erle Stanley Gardner (born July 17, 1889 in Malden , Massachusetts , † March 11, 1970 in Temecula , California ) was an American writer and lawyer who also went under the pseudonyms A. A. Fair , Kyle Corning , Charles M. Green , Carleton Kendrake , Charles J. Kenny , Les Tillray, and Robert Parr published crime and justice novels. Among other things, he wrote a series of 82 novels and 3 short stories about criminal defense lawyer Perry Mason .

life and work

Gardner worked as a lawyer in Oxnard , California from 1911 and quickly established a reputation as a criminal defense attorney for immigrants from Mexico and China. From 1918 to 1921 he worked as a traveling salesman, after which he settled in Ventura as a lawyer. At the same time he started writing detective novel short stories, which he sold to Pulp Magazine .

In 1933 the first novel about the lawyer Perry Mason was published . With this serial character Gardner became famous and wealthy. He dictated several thousand words every day and employed six secretaries. Since 1930 Agnes Jean Bethell (1902-2002) was one of these secretaries, who is considered a role model for the Perry Mason secretary Della Street. Gardner married her in 1968, two years before his death.

Two other series had a broken lawyer (Donald Lam) and a prosecutor (Doug Selby) as the main characters.

Since 1948 he ran the Court of Last Resort , an aid organization that tried to resume dubious criminal trials. In The Court of Last Resort (1952) he presents some cases from the practice of the aid organization.

Awards

Books

With Perry Mason

  • The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933, German lawyer Mason / Der Engel mit Krallen)
  • The Case of the Sulky Girl (1933) A look back / Trouble about Francis
  • The Case of the Lucky Legs (1934, German The Most Beautiful Legs of Cloverdale)
  • The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
  • The Case of the Curious Bride (1934)
  • The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (1935, German The six glass eyes / Die toten Augen)
  • The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (1935)
  • The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1936, Sleepwalker's niece)
  • The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936, Eng. A bishop does not stutter / The stuttering bishop)
  • The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1937) The Dangerous Grandmother / The Dangerous Widow
  • The Case of the Lame Canary (1937) The secret of the canary
  • The Case of the Substitute Face (1938)
  • The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1938, German silk stockings and jewels)
  • The Case of the Perjured Parrot (1939, the swapped Casanova)
  • The Case of the Rolling Bones (1939)
  • The Case of the Baited Hook (1940, the golden bait)
  • The Case of the Silent Partner (1940, German The silent partner)
  • The Case of the Crooked Candle (1940)
  • The Case of the Haunted Husband (1941, German Der Fall Greeley / The man in a tuxedo)
  • The Case of the Empty Tin (1941, German mysterious message)
  • The Case of the Drowning Duck (1942)
  • The Case of the Careless Kitten (1942, German cats have sharp claws)
  • The Case of the Gold-Digger's Purse (1942)
  • The Case of the Buried Clock (1943)
  • The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943)
  • The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1944) What did Diana know?
  • The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1945, German murder on the luxury yacht)
  • The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (1946, German doppelganger in black)
  • The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1947)
  • The Case of the Crying Swallow (short stories, 1947, German Die Schreiende Schwalbe / Die hoisere Schwalbe)
    • contains:
The Vanishing Corpse (1931, dead body wanted)
The Candy Kid (1931, German revenge is sweet as sugar)
The Case of the Crying Swallow (1947)
  • The Case of the Lazy Lover (1947)
  • The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1948)
  • The Case of the Crimson Kiss (short stories, 1948, German The blood red kiss / The last kiss)
    • contains:
The Case of the Crimson Kiss (1948)
Crooked Lightning (1928, German?)
The Valley of Little Fears (1930, Ger.?)
Fingers of Fong (1947, German?)
  • The Case of the Vagabond Virgin (1948)
  • The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1949, The corpse at the wheel)
  • The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1949)
  • The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950)
  • The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1950)
  • The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1951)
  • The Case of the Angry Mourner (1951)
  • The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink (1952, German Moths in Mink)
  • The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1952)
  • The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1953, German The Bribed Witnesses)
  • The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1953)
  • The Case of the Irate Witness (1953, short stories, German The angry witness / The case of ... / ... with the angry witness)
    • contains:
The Case of the Irate Witness (1953, The Angry Witness)
Something Like a Pelican (1942, German fish like the Chinese [with Lester Leith]) (without Perry Mason)
The Jeweled Butterfly (1952, Ger. Der Juwelenschmetterling [with Peggy Castle]) (without Perry Mason)
  • The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (1954)
  • The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1954, where did the dead man go?)
  • The Case of the Restless Redhead (1954, German same caliber)
  • The Case of the Glamorous Ghost (1955)
  • The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1955)
  • The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1955)
  • The Case of the Terrified Typist (1956, Eng . The murder without a corpse)
  • The Case of the Demure Defendant (1956, German The Confession in the Dark)
  • The Case of the Gilded Lily (1956)
  • The Case of the Daring Decoy (1957)
  • The Case of the Lucky Loser (1957, German The Laughing Loser)
  • The Case of the Screaming Woman (1957, Eng. The Cat with the Goldfish)
  • The Case of the Long-Legged Models (1958)
  • The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll (1958) The Hitchhiker's Guide to Death
  • The Case of the Calendar Girl (1958)
  • The Case of the Deadly Toy (1959)
  • The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1959, The Monkeys on Silk)
  • The Case of the Singing Skirt (1959)
  • The Case of the Waylaid Wolf (1960, German The Last Check)
  • The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1960)
  • The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1960)
  • The Case of the Spurious Spinster (1961, the treasure in a shoebox)
  • The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1961)
  • The Case of the Reluctant Model (1962)
  • The Case of the Blonde Bonanza (1962)
  • The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1962)
  • The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1963, German The Girl with the Scar)
  • The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret (1963)
  • The Case of the Amorous Aunt (1963)
  • The Case of the Daring Divorcee (1964)
  • The Case of the Phantom Fortune (1964, The old newspapers)
  • The Case of the Horrified Heirs (1964, German The 50 Parcels)
  • The Case of the Troubled Trustee (1965, in good hands)
  • The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (1965, The Last Letter)
  • The Case of the Worried Waitress (1966)
  • The Case of the Queenly Contestant (1967)
  • The Case of the Careless Cupid (1968)
  • The Case of the Fabulous Fake (1969)
  • The Case of the Murderer's Bride and other Stories (1969, German murder and other crime stories)
  • The Case of the Fenced-In-Woman (1972, German The Halved House / Halbe Glück)
  • The Case of the Postponed Murder (1973, German Der tote Skipper)

With Bertha Cool and Donald Lam (as AA Fair)

  • The Bigger They Come (1939, His first case)
  • Gold Comes in Bricks (1940, gold stocks)
  • Turn on the Heat (1940, The Corpse in the Pink Nightgown)
  • Double or Quits (1941, All or Nothing)
  • Spill the jackpot! (1941, meeting point Las Vegas)
  • Owls Don't Blink (1942, The Dark Point)
  • Bats Fly at Dusk (1942, Furies in the Dark)
  • Cats Prowl at Night (1943, cats hunt at night)
  • Give 'em the Ax (1944, Then give him the ax)
  • Crows Can't Count (1946, A Black Bird)
  • Fools Die on Friday (1947, The Silent Mouth)
  • Bedrooms Have Windows (1949, Where Light Get In The Way)
  • Top of the Heap (1952, The Golden Door)
  • Some Women Won't Wait (1953, Hot Hawaiian Days)
  • Beware the Curves (1956, The Buried Colt)
  • Some Slips Don't Show (1957, faded after dictation)
  • You Can Die Laughing (1957, Focus on Yvonne)
  • The Count of Nine (1958, The Second Buddha)
  • Pass the Gravy (1959, Case by Case)
  • Kept Women Can't Wait (1960, Murder on Balance)
  • Shills Can't Cash Chips (1961, Decoys)
  • Bachelors Get Lonely (1961, A Spicy Bait)
  • Try Anything Once (1962, Tatort double bed)
  • Fish or Cut Bait (1963, Small fish don't count)
  • Up for Grabs (1964, The Full Risk)
  • Cut Thin to Win (1965, The Critical Dose)
  • Widows Wear Weeds (1966, Eat Bird - Or Die)
  • Traps Need Fresh Bait (1967, In Case Of A Trap)
  • All Grass Isn't Green (1970, All Grass Isn't Green )

With Doug Selby

  • The DA Calls It Murder (1937, Selby doesn't give in)
  • The DA Holds a Candle (1938, Roulette with the Devil)
  • The DA Draws a Circle (1939, The Unwanted Neighbor)
  • The DA Goes To Trial (1940, cash revenge)
  • The DA Cooks a Goose (1942, Trade with Fate)
  • The DA Calls A Turn (1944, businessman with a past)
  • The DA Breaks A Seal (1946, Breakfast for a Million)
  • The DA Takes A Chance (1949, Party of the Innocent Angels)
  • The DA Breaks an Egg (1949, good reputation is expensive)

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personal data
SURNAME Gardner, Alder Stanley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fair, AA (pseudonym); Corning, Kyle (pen name); Green, Charles M. (pen name); Kendrake, Carleton (pseudonym); Kenny, Charles J. (pen name); Tillray, Les (pseudonym); Parr, Robert (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American crime novelist
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Malden , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1970
Place of death Temecula , California