Trivia Tidbits: I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do Aug 2, 2008
The creator of Perry Mason, Erle Stanley Gardner, appeared in the 271st and last episode, as a second judge. Before Raymond Burr was offered the title role, Fred MacMurray turned down the opportunity to portray Perry Mason. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Erle Stanley Gardner's Delta Jul 19, 2008
On the wall of Guisti's hangs a photo of Erle Stanley Gardner and Manuel "Moe" Morais. It is one of the last pieces of Erle Stanley Gardner memorabilia left in the Delta region ... Few have loved or celebrated the San Joaquin Delta River as did Erle Stanley Gardner. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Legal appeal May 2, 2008
His name was Perry Mason, and he was the brainchild of a bad writer named Erle Stanley Gardner, whose titles read like 200-proof pulp: "The Case of the Negligent Nymph," "The Case of the Grinning Gorilla," "The Case of the Runaway Corpse." But the world of "Perry Mason," the hugely successful courtroom show that ran on CBS from 1957 to 1966, is an altogether orderly affair. In the opening sequences, we know that some person will prove so disagreeable that a large group of his acquaintances will... (Salon)
Clive James writes'After Red Light-gate, is it time Cameron ditched the bike?' Mar 31, 2008
I tried it, but when the Kogarah police caught me reading a novel by Erle Stanley Gardner as I rode no-hands down Railway Parade I realised that the game was up, and ever since, for about half a century now, I have used public transport when I'm in the big city. For someone who does what I do for a living, public transport is even better than a car. (BBC News -- UK)
TEMECULA: Bridge won't be part of widened Pechanga Parkway Mar 26, 2008
Some residents had expressed concern that the road is difficult for pedestrians to navigate, especially students walking from the Rainbow Canyon neighborhood to Temecula Luiseno Elementary and Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School. They worried that the danger would increase when the parkway is expanded to six lanes between the Pechanga Parkway Bridge near Temecula Parkway and Wolf Valley Road. (North County Times)
New life for an old house: 1925 home of Albert Nienke to serve as church office Jan 28, 2008
Some of the best descriptions of Nienke come from the writings of Erle Stanley Gardner. One of Temecula's most famous residents, Gardner, who penned a series of books about the crime-fighting lawyer Perry Mason, forged a special relationship with Nienke. (North County Times)
Blue Mountain Majesties Jan 25, 2008
Naso is the granddaughter of Fannie Natalie Beatrice Talbert Gardner, who is the widow of Erle Stanley Gardner, the writer who created the character Perry Mason ... The school will also be receiving all of Fannie Gardner's letters from Erle Stanley Gardner, copies of her published writings (the originals were destroyed by fire) and a family history. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Anthology of golden age wakens pulp mags from big sleep Dec 24, 2007
The gods of this mean little universe were Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, who wrote stories like "The Big Sleep" and "The Maltese Falcon." Erle Stanley Gardner created Perry Mason and sold more than 300 million books. James Cain wrote staples like "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Double Indemnity.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Southwest Riverside County Community News Briefs: Temecula parade winners announced Dec 19, 2007
TEMECULA -- Vehicles used by mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner to explore the desert in the 1950s and 1960s were recently acquired by Temecula Valley Museum. Gardner, a Temecula resident, is the most read mystery writer in America, having created the Perry Mason character. (North County Times)
Great Oak students shocked at students' deaths Nov 14, 2007
The Williams sisters attended Temecula schools since 2002, completing middle school at Erle Stanley Gardner and starting their freshman year at Great Oak before transferring briefly to Chaparral High School in April and finishing the year there. They returned to Great Oak this year as sophomores. (North County Times)
Sixth annual Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Weekend ends today Nov 4, 2007
Sleuths grill characters in the Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Weekend in Old Town Temecula Saturday ... Planning out their search for clues in Old Town Temecula Saturday during the Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Weekend were from left, Alex Luna, his sister Michele Pursley and father, Martin Luna ... Organizers of the Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Weekend, which concludes today, expected the Cerritos resident to be present and sign on as a gumshoe to solve this year's whodunit. (North County Times)
Southwest Riverside County Community News Briefs: Western-themed benefit is Saturday Oct 10, 2007
TEMECULA -- Friday is the deadline to enter the Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Writing contest. Held in conjunction with the sixth annual Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Weekend, Nov. 2-4 in Old Town, amateur writers are encouraged to submit stories of the mystery genre that include references to historical buildings and/or people, living or dead, of the Temecula Valley ... The Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Weekend will be Nov. 2 to 4 and include a mystery solving contest, museum exhibit and cowboy... (North County Times)
New elementary school working out the kinks with road crossings Aug 31, 2007
Many children who live in subdivisions on the west side of Pechanga Parkway attend either the new elementary school, Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School or Great Oak High School, which are on the opposite side of the heavily traveled street. The speed limit at the north end of Pechanga Parkway and the southern section, in front of Pechanga Resort o, are set at 40 mph, but in between the limit rises to 50 mph. (North County Times)
Men becoming more common in PTAs Jul 1, 2007
Gary Dizon, PTA president for Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School in Temecula, is involved in a flurry of activity before the organization's annual family night recently ... Gary Dizon, president of the Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School PTA, said sometimes men's schedules can be hard to work around, but for him, his involvement is very important as it allows him to also keep an eye on who his children hang out with, and gives him easier access to their teachers. (North County Times)
Californian School News Jun 18, 2007
Erle Stanley Gardner ---- Winners: Rosario Reyes, Adam Khan. Runners-up: Allison Bader, Sarah Han, Philip Tacason. (North County Times)
A 'reel' look into youth filmmaking: Temecula Youth Festival wraps up tonight May 30, 2007
The two eighth-graders at Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School have their own movie-making experience, but didn't have enough time to enter the inaugural festival for films made by those 21 and under. After seeing the first set of seven short films, documentaries and music videos shown on the big screen of the Old Town Temecula Theater, the duo wanted in. (North County Times)
Girl forced to carry poster after bullying May 19, 2007
Miasha lugged around the handwritten sign from Great Oak High School to Temecula Valley High School to her own Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School and ended her "sentence" Thursday. She displayed the placard in the mornings when kids arrived at school and in the afternoons when they left. (AZCentral -- News)
Vista Murrieta High's PTAs best in state May 5, 2007
Gary Dizon, PTA president for Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School in Temecula, is involved in a flurry of activity before the organization's annual family night recently. STEVE THORNTON Staff Photographer. (North County Times)
It is all PR anyway, they don't really take our ideas seriously. This is all for show. More... Apr 14, 2007
Another community forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School, 45125 Via Del Coronado. Contact Melanie Norton at (951) 506-7903. (North County Times)
A revolution of his own Apr 4, 2007
Although he had been an avid reader of mysteries since childhood, reading Ellery Queen, Erle Stanley Gardner and others in English, Latour never thought about writing until the 1970s. "In the early years, my commitment to the revolution was so intense," he says. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
1 Comment(s) Many Southwest County schools top academic charts Mar 28, 2007
Erle Stanley Gardner 826 9 10 A. Margarita 828 9 10 A. (North County Times)
Grant money to boost technology Feb 20, 2007
Information was not yet available for Vintage Hills Elementary and Erle Stanley Gardner and Margarita middle schools, thus their dollar allocations have not been included. Previous Story. (North County Times)
Teacher Barbara Nelson honored for passion, leadership Jan 23, 2007
Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School art teacher Barbara Nelson gives one-on-one instruction on basket weaving to her students ... Nelson, an art teacher at Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School, is back in the classroom. (North County Times)
