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Leslie John Edgley (October 14, 1912[7] – August 9, 2002)[8] was a mystery fiction writer, radio dramatist screenwriter and playwright. Among the works for which he became known are the scripts for many episodes of Perry Mason.[7]

Leslie Edgley
Born	Leslie John Edgley (1912-10-14)October 14, 1912 London, U.K.
Died	March 12, 2002(2002-03-12) (aged 89)
Pen name	Robert Bloomfield, Michael Gillian,[1] Brook Hastings[lower-alpha 1]
Occupation	Novelist, radio dramatist, screenwriter
Genre	Mystery
Notable works	Perry Mason
Spouse	Mary Anna Gustaitis[4]
Children	3[5][6]

Early life and career

Edgley was born in London in 1912, but emigrated with his parents to Canada in 1918; four years later, they came to the United States, finally putting down roots in East Chicago, Indiana. Edgley spent his formative years in the Marktown district, graduating from Washington High School in 1930.[9][7] In 1936, one year after marrying East Chicago native Mary Anna Gustaitis;[10][4] Edgley attained United States citizenship.[11] In 1944, the couple relocated to California.[7][12]

Works

as Leslie Edgley

• No Birds Sing, New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940, 328 pp.[13]
• Fear No More, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1946, 202 pp.
  • Reprinted by Ace, 1953, bound dos-à-dos with Hal Braham (as Mel Colton), Never Kill A Cop
• False Face, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1946, 202 pp.
• The Angry Heart, Garden City, N.Y., Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, 1947, 190 pp.
  • Reprinted as Tracked Down by Ace, 1954, bound dos-à-dos with Martin L. Weiss, Death Hitches A Ride
• The Judas Goat, Garden City, N.Y., Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, 1952, 190 pp.
  • Reprinted by Ace, 1953, bound dos-à-dos with Theodore S. Drachman, Cry Plague!
• The Runaway Pigeon, Garden City, N.Y., Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, 1953, 188 pp.
  • Also published as One Blonde Died, Lawrence E. Pivak, N.Y., 1953, Bestseller Mystery B171
  • Published in UK as Diamonds Spell Death, Arthur Barker, 1954, Museum Street Thriller series
• A Dirty Business, New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969, 182 pp.[14]

as Robert Bloomfield

• Shadow of Guilt, New York, Doubleday, 1947
• From This Day Forward, New York, Doubleday, 1952
• Lust for Vengeance, New York, Doubleday, 1952, 189 pp.
• Russian Roulette, New York, Harcourt, 1955
• When Strangers Meet, New York, Doubleday, 1956
• Kill With Kindness, New York, Doubleday, 1962

as Michael Gillian

• Warrant for a Wanton, New York, Mill-William Morrow & Company, 1952, 246 pp.

with Mary Edgley (as Brook Hastings)

• The Demon Within, New York, Doubleday, 1953

Notes

References

Further reading

• "Son and Father Held in East Chicago Death". The Times (Munster, Indiana). April 21, 1930. p. 3.
• Edgley, Leslie (April 12, 1932). "An Honest Man". Shamokin News-Dispatch. p. 3
• Edgley, Leslie (April 20, 1933). "Valor's a Name". Shamokin News-Dispatch. p. 6
• Edgley, Leslie (January 9, 1944). "Solid Citizen". New York Daily News. p. C24
• "TV Films in Production as of Friday, Aug. 29: Federal Telefilm, Inc.". Variety. September 3, 1952. p. 18
• "Drama Editor's Son Begins Trip to London for Study". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1952. p. B20. ProQuest 166408392.
• United Press (September 30, 1952). "Ex-Red Bares More Film Names". New York Daily News. p. 34
• United Press (September 30, 1952). "Film Writer Lists Movie 'Marxists'; Says It Is Impossible to Be Red and Loyal American". New York Herald Tribune. ProQuest 1319920514.
• "Pictures: 3 Writers Added To Red Pix List At L.A. Hearings". Variety. October 1, 1952. p. 4. ProQuest 963145770.
• Hughes, Dorothy B. (January 30, 1953). "Report Card of Crime". The Albuquerque Tribune. p. 14
• Fink, John (December 30, 1956). "In TV Dramas, The Certainty Is Uncertainty". Chicago Tribune. Pt. 3, p. 6
• "TV Writing Deals". The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 1959. p. 8. ProQuest 2338226753.
• "Joan O'Brien Draws Gun". The Hollywood Reporter. May 22, 1959. p. 11. ProQuest 2338217938.
• "Television Reviews: Checkmate". The Hollywood Reporter. November 21, 1960. p. 9. ProQuest 2338100545.
• "A New Thriller". The Stage and Television Today. October 17, 1963. p. 14. ProQuest 1040475168.
• "See 'Portrait of Murder' Paying Off by February". Variety. January 1, 1964. p. 3. ProQuest 964059658.
• Nightingale, Benedict (August 24, 1964). "Review: 'Portrait of Murder' at Derby Playhouse". The Guardian. p. 3. ProQuest 964059658.
• Hughes, Dorothy B. (March 2, 1969). "The Crime File: Suspense Novels Await Scrutiny". Los Angeles Times. Calendar, p. 38.
• "7 Pix Pend for Levy-Gardner-Laven". Variety. October 6, 1971. p. 20. ProQuest 1017163618. Company has also acquired 'Final Reckoning' by Robert Bloomfield for projected shooting in summer or fall of next year. Budget is $2,500,000 for suspended drama with two backgrounds, onecontemporary and the other the Prohibition era. Novel is being published by Robert Hale in England in October.
• Grant, Hank (April 7, 1980). "Rambling Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 9. ProQuest 2338100545. Also on the book beat: Film rights to Robert Bloomfield's suspense novel, 'Kill With Kindness,' have gone to London's Witzend Productions. (Sounds like one of my spies.)
• MaGuire, Mary (September 28, 1998). "Communities: At Home in East Chicago". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1. ProQuest 418715031.

External links

• Leslie Edgley at IMDb

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