Like so many actors before and after him, Raymond Burr found one of those roles that he did so much to define, but which, at the same time, virtually defined him. His portrayal of a lawyer in the mystery television series Perry Mason, which ran from...

Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21 1917 – September 12, 1993) was an Emmy-winning actor and vintner, perhaps best known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and...

IMAGINE A lawyer whose clients were always innocent. Imagine that this lawyer was never content just to get his client off on a technicality but insisted on using brilliant cross-examination to unmask the real culprit. Imagine this lawyer's operating not with the massive staff...

How many actors have two successful television personas? One who comes to mind is Raymond Burr, who is, has been and always will be Perry Mason. Burr also is a wheelchair-navigating investigator named Ironside, whose series ran from 1967-74 and may be...

Today is Friday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2007. There are 101 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 21, 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New England, causing...

It won't just be wide receiver Plaxico Burress shouting "throw me something, mister" Sunday evening. While hometown hero Eli Manning is leading Burress and the New York Giants against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, conflicted Carnival revelers will try to balance their...