Erle Stanley Gardner
/ˌɜːl ˌstænli ˈɡɑːdnə(r)/
/ˌɜːrl ˌstænli ˈɡɑːrdnər/
- (1889-1970) a US author of over 140 crime novels and short stories. His best-known character was Perry Mason but he also wrote a series of novels about District Attorney Doug Selby.