Erle Stanley Gardner

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crime fiction writer human lawyer novelist screenwriter

Erle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer-turned-author best known for his prolific series of Perry Mason detective novels, which became a cornerstone of 20th-century crime fiction.

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Label	Occurrences
Erle Stanley Gardner canonical	15
Erle Stanley Gardner (author)	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crime fiction writer ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
creatorOf	Della Street ⓘ Paul Drake ⓘ Perry Mason ⓘ
familyName	Gardner ⓘ
fieldOfWork	legal fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ
genre	crime fiction ⓘ detective fiction ⓘ legal thriller ⓘ
givenName	Erle ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	pulp fiction ⓘ
name	Erle Stanley Gardner self-link ⓘ
notableAchievement	one of the best-selling American authors of the 20th century ⓘ
notableWork	Perry Mason ⓘ surface form: Perry Mason series The Case of the Curious Bride ⓘ surface form: The Case of the Baited Hook The Case of the Bigamous Spouse ⓘ The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat ⓘ The Case of the Counterfeit Eye ⓘ The Case of the Curious Bride ⓘ The Case of the Drowning Duck ⓘ The Case of the Empty Tin ⓘ The Case of the Glamorous Ghost ⓘ The Case of the Horrified Heirs ⓘ The Case of the Howling Dog ⓘ The Case of the Lame Canary ⓘ The Case of the Lucky Legs ⓘ The Case of the Lucky Legs ⓘ surface form: The Case of the Lucky Loser The Case of the Negligent Nymph ⓘ The Case of the Perjured Parrot ⓘ The Case of the Phantom Fortune ⓘ The Case of the Postponed Murder ⓘ The Case of the Rolling Bones ⓘ The Case of the Counterfeit Eye ⓘ surface form: The Case of the Shoplifter’s Shoe The Case of the Smoking Chimney ⓘ The Case of the Stuttering Bishop ⓘ The Case of the Counterfeit Eye ⓘ surface form: The Case of the Substitute Face The Case of the Curious Bride ⓘ surface form: The Case of the Sulky Girl The Case of the Sunbather’s Diary ⓘ The Case of the Troubled Trustee ⓘ The Case of the Velvet Claws ⓘ
occupation	lawyer ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

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Perry Mason → creator → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

Gardner → hasNotableBearer → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

this entity surface form: Erle Stanley Gardner (author)

Erle Stanley Gardner → name → Erle Stanley Gardner self-link ⓘ

The Case of the Velvet Claws → author → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

Della Street → creator → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

Paul Drake → creator → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

Hamilton Burger → creator → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

Lt. Tragg → creator → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

The Case of the Howling Dog → author → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

The Case of the Lucky Legs → author → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

The Case of the Curious Bride → author → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

The Case of the Counterfeit Eye → author → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat → author → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat → workOfAuthor → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ

The Case of the Black Cat → basedOnWorkAuthor → Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ