Introducing Jim Davidson

Introducing the Work of Jim Davidson – a world expert on all things Perry Mason, and a great Jazz piano player

The Perry Mason Book: A Comprehensive Guide to America’s Favorite Defender of Justice
by

Jim Davidson

Jake Aller‘s review

Dec 06, 2021 · edit

it was amazing

Jim Davidson, a high school classmate, over the years became the world’s leading authority on all things Perry Mason. He worked on this book for almost ten years before finally publishing it. It covers everything Perry Mason-related and more. As a casual fan of the series, it made me want to go back and watch more episodes. Jim writes in an engaging fan pace style and really delves into the series and its lasting impact on American culture mid to late 20th century

All I Know I Learned at BHS

Jim Davison photoI have been friends with Jim Davidson since high schoo over 45 years ago.. He has over the years become a world expert on all things Perry Mason. He has also become an expert on classic comics. And he is a great jazz pianist.

Jim Davidson is the founder and past president of the National Association for the Advancement of Perry Mason and former publisher/editor of the periodicals NAAPM Newsletter and Classic TV. His articles, interviews, and reviews have appeared in Films in Review, Filmfax, Tower Records’ Pulse! magazine, and The TV Collector. He has contributed research to the books The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (Fifth Edition) by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh (Ballantine Books), Primetime Proverbs by Jack Mingo and John Javna (Harmony Books), Donna Reed: A Bio-Bibliography by Brenda Scott Royce (Greenwood Press), and was a member of the expert panel that ranked shows for The Best of Crime & Detective TV by Max Allan Collins and John Javna (Harmony Books). He has appeared on TV in The Case of the Courtroom Legends, a Showtime special about Perry Mason author Erle Stanley Gardner and star Raymond Burr, and was co-producer of the Perry Mason 50th Anniversary Edition DVD set from CBS-Paramount. He’s the author of the ebook Perry Mason: A Comprehensive Guide to America’s Favorite Defender of Justice.