tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post7257592631927348371..comments2024-03-28T11:09:49.882-04:00Comments on Great but Forgotten: Please Murder MeChuck Rothmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903706448043066253noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-4328091937886394482023-05-21T15:16:02.428-04:002023-05-21T15:16:02.428-04:00When Raymond Burr tried out for the Perry Mason se...When Raymond Burr tried out for the Perry Mason series, he actually first read for the role of Hamilton Burger, the District Attorney. The story is that Erle Stanley Gardner himself asked him to read for the role of Mason. You can find the Mason auditions on YouTube and it's uncanny to watch Burr in the role. From his first line, he had the Perry Mason we all know down cold!Jerome Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525477197462586035noreply@blogger.com