Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr.
(April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)
Patty Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison. President
Jimmy Carter commuted Hearst’s sentence to time served in
February 1979. Hearst gained her release from prison after just
twenty-two months. On January 20, 2001, the last full day of his presidency, Bill Clinton granted Patricia Campbell Hearst a full
pardon.
Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954)
A single episode of Perry Mason was filmed in color — Season 9,
Episode 21, titled “The Case of the Twice Cold Twist.” Producers
wanted to experiment with colorized episodes before beginning
season 10 fully in color. However, the show was canceled after
its ninth season in 1966.
William Raymond Stacy Burr
(May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993)
Raymond William Stacy Burr
(May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993)
Perry Mason is a legal drama series that originally aired on CBS – TV
from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966. It starred Raymond Burr as
Perry Mason, Barbara Hale as secretary Della Street, William Hopper
as private dective Paul Drake, William Talman as district attorney
Hamilton Burger, and Ray Collins as police Lt. Tragg.
Filming of the last episode (#271) of Perry Mason, "The Case of the
Final Fade-Out" (May, 22, 1966).
Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner made his sole appearance
as an actor, playing the judge presiding at the second trial. It was
Gail Patrick Jackson’s idea to give Gardner and other behind-the-
scenes members of the production crew a chance to appear in
uncredited cameos.
Erle Stanley Gardner
(July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970)