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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.
The majority of episodes consists of two segments. Set in Los Angeles, the first part ("The Arrest") followed Detective Sergeants Nick Anderson (Ben Gazzara) and Dan Kirby (Roger Perry) of the Los Angeles Police Department as they tracked down and captured a criminal.
Sidney Roy Korshak (June 6, 1907 – January 20, 1996) was an American lawyer and "fixer" for businessmen in the upper echelons of power and the Chicago Outfit in the United States. His reputation as the Chicago mob's man in Los Angeles made him one of Hollywood's most fabled and influential fixers. [1]
Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996) [2] was a United States lawyer and writer known as "The King of Torts" [3] and by insurance companies as "Melvin Bellicose". He had many celebrity clients, including Zsa Zsa Gabor , Errol Flynn , Chuck Berry , Muhammad Ali , The Rolling Stones , Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker , Martha ...
Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 – May 2, 1960) was a convicted robber, kidnapper, serial rapist, and writer who was sentenced to death for a series of crimes committed in January 1948 in the Los Angeles area.
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She began her career in the Los Angeles County Public Defender's office, where she worked for six years. [2] She entered private practice as a defense attorney in 1976, [6] and developed a reputation as a fierce advocate for her clients. [2] She was twice named trial lawyer of the year by the L.A. Criminal Courts Bar Association.