Talk:Erle Stanley Gardner

message: Why aren't there photos of Erle Stanley Gardner in this article?  That would make sense to me.--Will 04:16, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  No photo? 

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message: The museum section contains no information about the museum except for the address and number. It should at least have the history, and when it opened. If this cannot be fixed it is considered a violation of WP guidelines, as per WP:SPAM as an advertisement. —Coastergeekperson04's talk@01/18/2008 02:41
The Temecula Valley Museum has a permanent Gardner exhibit that includes over 6000 photos, memorabilia and a reproduction of his Temecula office.  http://www.temeculavalleymuseum.org/exhibitions/erle-stanley-gardner/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:603:4880:5030:8857:FC77:A31F:5200 (talk) 16:15, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
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message: I remember reading somewhere that "Erle Stanley Gardner" was itself a pen name. Is this correct? WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 13:48, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: pen name

message: I've heard it said, I believe as an answer to a quiz question, that Erle Stanley Gardner was the best-selling American author of the twentieth century. Does anyone know whether this is the case, and can they point to sources so that it could, if true, be included in the article? Of course I realise there may b some question over the definition, but would imagine that for it to be completely true, he'd have had to have sold enough books worldwide to have grossed a higher dollar amount, adjusted for inflation, than any other author. I've a brief look online, but couldn't find any references. I'll try and remember to have a more thorough look when I have time, but if anyone else could do the job and confirm either way before I get to it, I'd be most grateful.Lordrosemount (talk) 00:33, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Reference #2, overleaf, Gardner's obituary, is cited as saying ""Erle Stanley Gardner, Author of Perry Mason Stories, Dies". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1970. "Erle Stanley Gardner, whose Perry Mason mysteries made him the world's best selling author, died Wednesday at his ranch home at Temecula in Riverside County."  My recollection is that this specifically referred to the number of books that had been sold, not the amount of money earned; 1960s paperback editions indicated on their covers that over 100 million Perry Mason novels were in print.  Accounting4Taste:talk 17:46, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Best selling? 

message: Especially in the Perry Mason books, Garner tends to use the same minor plot devices over and over again.  The most overused one is that of the murderer who fakes himself an alibi by finding an auto accident that occurred around the time of the murder, and then comes forward to the lawyer for either side as a witness.  Then he pretends not to have any alibi, but lets the police "discover" his alibi by themselves.  This is in at least a dozen novels if you count the "DA" and the "Cool & Lam" series of books as well.
The problem is, the device is not minor enough.  For example, Gardner also makes great play with the idea of the "holographic" will, a will entirely in the testator's handwriting, which requires no witnesses and is, or was, legal in California.  This doesn't grate because nothing much depends on it; whereas an alibi is a key element in mystery stories and it seems like laziness to repeat the same gimmick over and over.
Of course it was not for nothing that Gardner habitually referred to himself and his collaborators as "The fiction factory".  In the afterword to his Terry Clane novel "Murder Up My Sleeve", Gardner goes so far as to say "I am not a writer. I wish I were".
Any further suggestions about repeatedly used Gardner themes?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.70.208.101 (talk) 17:02, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Gardner tropes

message: According to the bibliography at http://www.grooviespad.com/esg/works/Bibliography.asp?genre=f&type=s Gardner also published short fiction under the names Anonymous, Grant Holiday, and Della Street - this last for a woman's magazine.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.70.192.239 (talk) 00:53, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: ESG's pseudonyms are noted and cited at the article Erle Stanley Gardner bibliography. — WFinch (talk) 16:49, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Other Pseudonyms

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message: Gardner was one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century, if not the most prolific of all time.  At one time, he was writing a novelette every 3 days. Skimming the article, I could not find any mention of his prodigious output or totals for his novels, novelettes and short stories.  Surely this is notable, worth a subsection? Any Gardner expert out there with full statistics? D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 08:53, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
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