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[jisforjudi2]

Just rewatched TCOT Murdered Madam and I wish that when Reston brought up Della's long ago engagement to Michael Domenico, she'd looked at him blankly and then said, surprised, "Oh, yes, I was." Surprised because she truly had forgotten about him.

Once she met Perry, Michael went so far out of her mind that not even seeing his nephew could bring back the memory.

[theperrylleluniverse]

Appreciation post for Della in this gorgeous robe <33

[fyperrymason]

From the March 3, 1962 issue of TV Guide:

Barbara’s attitude has made [Raymond] Burr, William Talman, Ray Collins and the rest of her co-workers so aware of her importance to the whole show that they unanimously, one might even say unwittingly, have voted her “The Woman We’d Most Like to Be Cast Away on a Series With.”

Their respect is couched in terms of ordinarily accorded the most actressy of actresses, such as the Misses Hayes, Cornell and Fontanne.

“Barbara is a supporting actress in the finest and truest sense,” says Talman.  "She makes us all seem  much better than we are.“

Burr agrees, and is even more effusive in his praise:  "Barbara, without being ostentatious about it, is a remarkably intuitive actress. She has an instinct for doing exactly the right thing when it is needed.”

Gail Patrick Jackson, the ex-film star who is the show’s executive producer, originally selected Barbara for the part because Miss Hale seemed to understand at once that she would be required to be unobtrusive and yet gently help the story line along.

New directors do not always grasp this function.  One man, directing his first Perry Mason segment, came to a scene in which Della was present but had no lines.  He fussed and fumed and finally came to a momentous decision:  "just stand there and be quiet and act as though you’re thinking.“

Burr leaped instantly to Barbara’s defense.  "She can’t just be there. She’s got to react to what Bill and I are saying.”  Later, watching the rushes of daily shooting, the director admitted his mistake.  "I never realized how important she is,“ he said.

By now, as they approach the end of their fifth year of working together, Barbara and Burr have developed a kind of wordless system of communication that enables the character of Della to be drawn into the action even when she has no lines.  She has learned to point up Burr’s dialog by the simple device of clearing her throat. Burr will emphasize her role by round a chair and absently touching her arm.

[organanation]

The Case of THE SHIRT

Ok but hear me out

Is the shirt Della’s wearing here

Perry’s shirt??

Cuffs turned at least once

Sleeves too wide

Too loose around the midriff

Very wide collar

[frommybookbook]

this is 100% also Perry’s shirt

[louissviolin]

Raymond, excuse my language, fucking Burr wore Nikes. Omg. I repeat! RAYMOND BURR WORE FUCKING NIKES!

[theperrylleluniverse]

I don't know what's funnier - Della's face or Perry's 😂

[blogcherryblossomthings]

Yay!!!!

[perry-mason-della-street]

Just a reminder that :

Perry loves Della

And Della loves Perry

[pmdpbarbara]

Well hello! It’s always nice to see more Perry and Della fans! :) I used to be on here all the time, but I got logged out for almost two years. I’m glad to be back and see that Perry and Della are more popular now!

Hello and welcome back! :) The Perry/Della world is a great place to be.

[perry-mason-della-street]

[theperrylleluniverse]

This is such a top tier Della outfit she looks incredible

[pmdpbarbara]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[opens eyes wide]

My first foray into fanfic writing.  Not nerve wracking at all.  Comments welcome.  All feedback aides in creative growth.  

The Case of the Headstrong Niece

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Perry Mason (TV 1957), Perry Mason - All Media Types, Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Perry Mason & Della Street Characters: Perry Mason, Della Street, Paul Drake Jr. Summary:

When Della's niece decides to help with a new case, they see a new level of determination and Street stubbornness...even if she is putting herself into danger. Sometimes facing the past and conquering fears can lead to a brighter future, especially when you're supported by Perry, Della and Paul, Jr.

[jisforjudi2]

I'm pretty sure this is between takes of the memorial dinner scene of TCOT Shooting Star

I love this picture

[pmdpbarbara]

I truly love this picture of #my favorite pair.

[theperrylleluniverse]

HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These two have such incredible chemistry! Paul being all fussy and overprotective and Della just staring at him like she's fondly exasperated by it <33

Plus we all know i'm weak for paul's gap-toothed smile <3333

[theperrylleluniverse]

You can literally see Paul's soul leaving his body at the end of the fourth gif LOL

[theperrylleluniverse]

Gorgeous <33

[organanation]

I will never get over the Perry Mason movies where Perry's office is all dark academia with deep colors and oversized leather chairs and dim reading lamps and velvet curtains and he is in dark suits and turtlenecks with his sea captain's beard...

and Della wears pastel blazers and flowered blouses and heels with bows and lives in a cute little cottage with a garden...

They shouldn't fit in each other's spaces so well. But. Della is this somehow-complimentary, bright, sunny spot in his life. A little softness to the harsh angles and textures. And he adds just a touch of structure to her life, like a trellis for her flowers to grow on. Something solid to anchor around.

Anyone else who comes into their spaces looks out of place, but they are two sides of the same coin.

[pmdpbarbara]

YES! And just as he is “a trellis for her flowers to grow on”, a trellis is nothing without beautiful flowers. I love them. Thank you for that image, @organanation !