Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale Tribute: Perry Mason (Vicki! 4-23-93)

Barbara Hale, who played Della Street on the hit television series Perry Mason passed away this past Thursday (January 26, 2017), and we wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to her and her career... as well as that of her co-star on Perry Mason, one of television's very best, Raymond Burr.

Perry Mason ran on CBS from September 21, 1957 to May 22, 1966, an incredible nine seasons, 271 episodes, all in black and white. Burr received two Emmy Awards for lead actor in the series, while Hale received one for supporting actress. The show has been a cornerstone of the television syndication market from the 1960s up until right now on cable channels (COZI recently).

In this interview, Burr discusses how he began in the entertainment business, and he and Hale discuss their working relationship on the series. The two worked on a successful series of twenty six Perry Mason television films (on NBC) from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Raymond Burr passed away on September 12, 1993, not long after this Vicki! program aired in April of that year.

Barbara Hale (mother of actor William Katt) enjoyed a long, successful career on television beyond her star making role as Della Street on the various Perry Mason projects. She worked in movies during the 1940s at RKO Pictures, working with Frank Sinatra, Robert Young and Robert Mitchum and Larry Parks (Jolson Sings Again.)

In the early 1950s, she co-starred in movies with Jimmy Stewart, James Cagney, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson and Fred MacMurray.

On television after Perry Mason, she made many guest starring appearances on television series including Ironside (again, with Raymond Burr) and Marcus Welby MD (again, with Robert Young).

May both Mr. Burr and Ms. Hale rest in peace. Television viewers are grateful for the legacy they leave us.
We'll have plenty more on Raymond Burr and his second landmark series, Ironside, later on this fall.

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Enjoy.

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