tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post116709414960064933..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Careers: Erle Stanley GardnerEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-1167327823023337962006-12-28T09:43:00.000-08:002006-12-28T09:43:00.000-08:00Hey thanks, Brian!I knew there was a memory there,...Hey thanks, Brian!<BR/>I knew there was a memory there, and was driving myself nuts because I couldn't pin it down.<BR/>Now I see why.<BR/>Sigh.<BR/>Nothing like getting old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-1167293655851539132006-12-28T00:14:00.000-08:002006-12-28T00:14:00.000-08:00John, You're thinking of Dash Hammett. When Hammet...John, You're thinking of Dash Hammett. When Hammett wanted to quit Black Mask over pay issues, Gardner offered to cut a cent from his per-word rate and give it to Hammett. I think this happened pre-Shaw. Anyway, whoever was in charge said no way, and Hammett quit. The story is indeed in The Black Mask Boys, by the way, but in Hammett's section.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-1167261689031607172006-12-27T15:21:00.000-08:002006-12-27T15:21:00.000-08:00Funny, but I was fortunate to have a nun in gramma...Funny, but I was fortunate to have a nun in grammar school -- fifth grade, if I recall -- who used to *assign* Perry Mason books for us youngsters to read.<BR/><BR/>Pretty funny, eh? Sister Stella was her name... and a bear for making us read, and read above our grade levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-1167140110526310292006-12-26T05:35:00.000-08:002006-12-26T05:35:00.000-08:00Even a cat can look at a king. Gardner was one of...Even a cat can look at a king. Gardner was one of the best selling authors ever. Even before he created Perry Mason, ESG polled higher than Hammett in a survey of Black Mask readers. Besides ESG's specailty was plotting usually based on a switched weapon. Has anyone ever discovered who killed the chauffeur in The Big Sleep?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-1167097521285702712006-12-25T17:45:00.000-08:002006-12-25T17:45:00.000-08:00I recall reading somewhere that Gardner admired Ch...I recall reading somewhere that Gardner admired Chandler's pulp yarns enough to intervene with an editor in order to get Chandler a bit more pay.<BR/><BR/>I thought I read this in Nolan's 'Black Mask Boys', but a quick check of the book didn't turn it up.<BR/><BR/>If it is true, and Chandler knew of it, it might help explain his supportive attitude toward Gardner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com