Perry Mason is an American legal drama series originally broadcast on CBS television from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966.
The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Many episodes are based on stories written by Gardner.
Perry Mason was one of Hollywood's first weekly one-hour series filmed for television, and remains one of the longest-running and most successful legal-themed television series.
During its first season, it received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Dramatic Series, and it became one of the five most popular shows on television.
Burr received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Barbara Hale received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Mason's confidential secretary Della Street.
Perry Mason and Burr were honored as Favorite Series and Favorite Male Performer in the first two TV Guide Award readers' polls. In 1960, the series received the first Silver Gavel Award presented for television drama by the American Bar Association.
Perry Mason has aired in syndication in the United States and internationally ever since its cancellation, and the complete series has been released on Region 1 DVD. A 2014 study found that Netflix users rate Raymond Burr as their favorite actor, with Barbara Hale number seven on the list.
The New Perry Mason, a 1973 revival of the series with a different cast, was poorly received and ran for 15 episodes. In 1985, Burr returned to play Mason in a successful series of Perry Mason television films airing on NBC.
A total of 30 films were made; Burr starred in 26 of them before his death in 1993.
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor known for his lengthy Hollywood film career and his title roles in television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside.
Burr's early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television, and film, usually as the villain.
His portrayal of the suspected murderer in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rear Window (1954) is his best-known film role, although he is also remembered for his role in the 1956 film Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which he reprised in the 1985 film Godzilla 1985.
He won Emmy Awards for acting in 1959 and 1961 for the role of Perry Mason, which he played for nine seasons (1957–1966) and reprised in a series of 26 Perry Mason TV movies (1985–1993). His second TV series Ironside earned him six Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.
Burr died of cancer in 1993, and his personal life came into question, as many details of his biography appeared to be unverifiable.
He was ranked number 44 of the 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time by TV Guide magazine in 1996.
Sue England (July 17, 1928[2] – March 19, 2018)[3] was an American actress.
Early years
England won beauty titles as a youngster -- "Miss Tulsa" when she was 6 years old and "Oklahoma's Sweetheart" when she was older.
England's professional acting career began in 1945, when she played Merle Oberon's daughter Susette Touzac in This Love of Ours.
Her work in the film was described by a newspaper columnist as "one of the season's best fledgling performances".
Other notable films she appeared in include Kidnapped, The Devil on Wheels and City Across the River.
England later turned to television work and acted in shows such as Lost in Space, The Cisco Kid, Father Knows Best and as a Native American pregnant woman on Daniel Boone.
Sue England made five appearances on Perry Mason and also appeared in an episode of the TV series The Lone Ranger, season 1, Eye for an Eye
Her acting career ended in 1974.
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