XINHUA: Creator of TV's famous attorney Perry Mason to go under forensic microscope in Manchester

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LONDON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- An academic historian from Britain's University of Manchester is to delve into the creator of a famous television attorney whose stories were influenced by his early legal work representing the Chinese community in California's Oxnard district.

Forensic science historian Professor Ian Burney is to study the influence of Erle Stanley Gardner, creator of renowned fictional attorney Perry Mason, in a bid to reveal the roots of a fascination with stories about wrongful criminal conviction.

Period16 Apr 2019

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  • TitleCreator of TV's famous attorney Perry Mason to go under forensic microscope in Manchester
    Media name/outletXinhua
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryChina
    Date16/04/19
    DescriptionLONDON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- An academic historian from Britain's University of Manchester is to delve into the creator of a famous television attorney whose stories were influenced by his early legal work representing the Chinese community in California's Oxnard district.

    Forensic science historian Professor Ian Burney is to study the influence of Erle Stanley Gardner, creator of renowned fictional attorney Perry Mason, in a bid to reveal the roots of a fascination with stories about wrongful criminal conviction.
    URLwww.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/16/c_137979928.htm
    PersonsIan Burney

Keywords

  • Perry Mason
  • criminology
  • true crime