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Gail Patrick Jackson and Erle Stanley Gardner speak with Hollywood columnist Norma Lee Browning during filming of the last Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Final Fade-Out" (April 1966) Gail Patrick was born Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick on June 20, 1911, in Birmingham, Alabama .
After involving herself successfully in clothing design, she became (as Gail Patrick Jackson) the executive producer of the Perry Mason (1957) TV series (1957-1966), alongside producer and husband (Thomas) Cornwell Jackson, who was a literary agent to author/creator Erle Stanley Gardner. The courtroom "whodunnit" was a long and highly ...
- June 20, 1911
- July 6, 1980
After involving herself successfully in clothing design, she became (as Gail Patrick Jackson) the executive producer of the Perry Mason (1957) TV series (1957-1966), alongside producer and husband (Thomas) Cornwell Jackson, who was a literary agent to author/creator Erle Stanley Gardner. The courtroom "whodunnit" was a long and highly ...
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- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
- HBO Revival. The show is returning again this June with an ambitious reboot of the series, starring Matthew Rhys of The Americans in the title role. This take on the character is a prequel, featuring his time as a private detective before he becomes a lawyer.
- 80s Return. Fans know today that everything old is new again, but it was a relatively new phenomenon in the 1980s for then old shows or films to come back.
- Famous Guest Stars. Given the enormous popularity of the series, it was a magnet for guest stars. Some of the most notable included screen legend Bette Davis, who filled in as a defense attorney for Perry Mason when Raymond Burr was out for several episodes due to surgery (he phoned in - literally - for a cameo).
- Lack Of Diversity. One area Perry Mason did not impact much on culture was in its depiction of diversity. In nearly three hundred episodes, Mason never represents an African-American client.
Patrick, Gail (1911–1980)American actress and tv producer. Name variations: Gail Patrick Jackson. Born Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick, June 20, 1911, in Birmingham ...
Gail Patrick was an American film actress and television producer. Often cast as the bad girl or the other woman, she appeared in more than 60 feature films between 1932 and 1948, notably My Man Godfrey (1936), Stage Door (1937), and My Favorite Wife (1940).
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Gail Patrick Jackson was an American actress and producer. Jackson graduated from Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham, Alabama, worked there for a time as dean of women, and was studying law at the University of Alabama when she was offered a contract by Paramount Pictures and moved to Hollywood. SHOW MORE.
