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Also known as Kyle Corning, A.A. Fair, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J. Kenny, Robert Parr, Les Tillray, Della Street

American writer and lawyer (1889–1970)

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Erle Stanley Gardner was an author born on 17 July 1889. He passed away on 11 March 1970. His literary output includes 325 works, with notable titles such as *The case of the caretaker's cat*, *The case of the lucky legs*, and *The case of the curious bride*. Other listed works include *זהירות אשה* and *כאן קבור הכלב*.

Gardner is referenced by 205 other encyclopedia articles. His name appears in various databases, including Open Library and MusicBrainz, where he is identified as a person. Additionally, he has 11 listeners and a playcount of 64 on Last.fm.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
17 July 1889
Died
11 March 1970
Works
325

Top works

  • זהירות אשה
  • כאן קבור הכלב
  • The case of the caretaker's cat
  • The case of the lucky legs
  • The case of the curious bride

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11
Total plays
64

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Key facts

Born
( 1889-07-17 ) July 17, 1889, Malden, Massachusetts , U.S.
Died
March 11, 1970 (1970-03-11) (aged 80), Temecula, California , U.S.
Pen name
A. A. Fair, Carl Franklin Ruth, Carleton Kendrake, Charles M. Green, Charles J. Kenny, Della Street, Edward Leaming, Grant Holiday, Kyle Corning, Les Tillray, Robert Parr, Stephen Caldwell
Occupation
Lawyer, writer
Education
Palo Alto High School (1909) Valparaiso University School of Law (1 month)
Genre
Detective fiction, true crime, travel writing
Notable works
Perry Mason Cool and Lam Doug Selby
Notable awards
Grand Master Award, Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award
Spouse
Natalie Frances Talbert ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1912 ; died 1968 ) ​ Agnes Jean Bethell ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Stanley
Family name
Gardner
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Malden
Place of death
Temecula
Occupation
jurist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Notable work
Perry Mason
Image
Erle Stanley Gardner.png
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date of birth
1889-07-17
date of death
1970-03-12
Commons category
Erle Stanley Gardner
topic's main category
Category:Erle Stanley Gardner
name in native language
Erle Stanley Gardner
writing language
English language
personal library at
Harry Ransom Center
Commons Creator page
Erle Stanley Gardner
Sources (8)

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Encyclopedic overview

Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was an American author and lawyer, best known for the Perry Mason series of legal detective stories. Gardner also wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces as well as a series of nonfiction books, mostly narrations of his travels through Baja California and other regions in Mexico.

The best-selling American author of the 20th century at the time of his death, Gardner also published under numerous pseudonyms, including A. A. Fair, Carl Franklin Ruth, Carleton Kendrake, Charles M. Green, Charles J. Kenny, Edward Leaming, Grant Holiday, Kyle Corning, Les Tillray, Robert Parr, Stephen Caldwell, and once as the Perry Mason character Della Street ("The Case of the Suspect Sweethearts"). Three stories were published anonymously: "A Fair Trial", "Part Music and Part Tears", and "You Can't Run Away from Yourself", also known as "The Jazz Baby".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Erle Stanley Gardner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.