Barbara Hale Confirmed the Rumors in Her Last Interview
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Published 2023-06-15
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Barbara Hale Personified the Independent Woman
02:28 - Della Street Was a Unique Female Character for the Time
04:29 - Barbara Almost Didn’t Take the Role of Della
06:11 - Barbara Got to Work with One of Her Kids Later On
07:31 - Outro
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Barbara Hale had already been working in the entertainment industry for years before she was offered the role of Della Street on Perry Mason. She almost didn’t take the role, as she was intending to retire soon. Barbara was busy taking care of three kids, and she was happier at home than at the workplace. However, a couple of factors ended up convincing her to sign on to Perry Mason. Two of the producers on the show were Barbara’s old friends, who insisted that the show was only going to run for 18 episodes. There was also the fact of the matter that Barbara was old friends with the man who was set to be it’s titular star.
Raymond Burr was one of the first people that Barbara Hale had met when first arriving in Hollywood. At the time, both stars were signed to RKO Pictures. Barbara ended up agreeing to play the character of Della, but Perry Mason ended up lasting for many more than 18 episodes! The show was a massive hit, staying in production for nearly a decade a yielding well over 300 episodes from 1957 to 1966.
During her time at Perry Mason, Barbara Hale received lots of letters from fans. Many of these letters saw fans ask the actress when her character and Raymond were ever going to hook up on the screen. Not only that, but many also wondered if Barbara and Raymond were an item in real life. As it turns out, the characters of Perry Mason and Della Street were actually prohibited from ever having any explicit romantic interactions. Join Facts Verse as we explore how Barbara Hale confirmed the rumors in her last interview.
Barbara Hale Confirmed the Rumors in Her Last Interview
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I love Perry Mason and there's nothing nicer to me than a cozy rainy night rewatching this wonderful series. The Della Street character was so classy, and she always looked like a million bucks. There were so many great actors throughout the show and watched all the TV movies as well. Thanks for remembering Barbara Hale and this incredible show.
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I watched perry mason in the 60's as a kid, it's 2023, and I'm watching reruns, on the cable channels today. I love that show.
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Della Street, er, Barbara Hale, was a customer of mine a couple of times when I was working my way through college at a part-time job at the May Co. North Hollywood store. First time she came in (1976), the other two sales people had no clue who she was. I recognized her immediately and said to the other two, I'll help her. "Why, who is she?" one asked. "That's Barbara Hale," I replied. "Huh? Who?" said the other salesperson. "She's Perry Mason's secretary, Della Street!" I explained. Slowly, the lights went on in their heads. Meanwhile, I went over and showed her I knew who she was -- and what a nice customer she was, indeed. Classy lady!
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I met Raymond Burr in Korea while he was on a tour. A very large person who was a respectful visitor.
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Barbara was a great actress thru out her career. She was a class act.
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Ive recently started watching Perry Mason again after many years and im absolutely loving it. Its so nice to go back and hear something with a good story line, great character chemistry and clear diction..and i love those wonderful character actors and guest celebrities from the Golden years of Hollywood. Without the gratuitous gore and numbing violence that is today a feature of many drama action pics...where the visual effects substitute for the story line. And the violence is the plot......I understand times continually change....but its so nice to go back to a simpler time where black and white wasnt just on the screen....society had a greater sense of ethics, and moral fiber...and yes even though great progress has been made in many areas since that time....the level of dehumanizing we see today is a sad indictement of what could have been. Its nice to know that our film ingenuity is our own little time machine...that we can board and experience over and over..... Cheers..
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I love Perry Mason a great show even today.
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Still love watching it twice a day,Barbara was just a natural beauty an always kept it throughout her life.
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I always loved it when Paul would appropriately greet Della as "Hi beautiful". Great series, great characters, stories, clothes, automobiles, ect. Another gem on the show was Ray Collins. Read his bio some time. Started in vaudeville, worked with Orson Wells. He would steal ever scene he was in. Love the show, still watch it today. Raymond Burr, toured with many USO shows around the world to support the troops. If you remember some episodes where Perry had a broken arm. This was real because Raymond Burr (a Canadian) was in a plane crash on one of his USO tours and broke his arm. Talk about the show and how it was regarded amongst his peers. The one and only Bette Davis stood in for Perry on one episode. At one time, Burr was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. Great, Great show.
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Barbara Hale as Della Street! She was smart, intelligent, and professional and did her job with due diligence!! I never really imagined Della and Perry hooking up I just loved them as really GOOD FRIENDS❤❤💃😁👍👍 Thanks Facts Verse👍👍👍❤😁
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Great video. I was always fascinated with Barbara Hale and her long time role as Perry Mason's legal aide. She was what the personification of a supporting actor/actress should be. She will be forever one of the greatest actresses I ever saw!
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I loved Perry Mason when I was a kid. All the characters had personality and are memorable. The show made me a Raymond Burr fan 😊
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I always felt the "unspoken" relationship between "Perry and Della" was there. she went to his apartment, he went to her house, etc. In the movies, there was a lot of clues that showed them together, but living apart. But in the first movie, he had became a judge and she went to work for someone else and they hadn't seen each other for awhile, so it looked like they called it quits until he started defending her, then it was "back on"😍😍😍
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I still watch Perry Mason Every day I truly enjoy the chemistry that the two of them had with each other I enjoy watching Paul Burke he was so cool Perry Mason is something worth watching for years to come
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My wife and I watch the original Perry Mason series every day. Such a great show with intricate plots. Barbara Hale was a huge reason for its success. There was no possibility of off screen romance, because one, she was married as you mentioned, and two, Burr was gay.
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I watch the Perry Mason show every chance I can! I love the show. The entire cast is/was outstanding!!🎉
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No, Earl Rogers was the inspiration for the Perry Mason character. Erle Stanley Gardner was also an attorney but was more noted for being an author. He wrote, among many other things, the Perry Mason stories. Barbara Hale had one of the most fabulous voices on television.
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I watched this 60 yrs ago w my grandma and still watching it now but grandmas gone
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Any comments mentioned yet that it would have been difficult for them to hook up because aside from her marriage, he was gay. Yes, they have indeed.
