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1. This 1958 Miss Mississippi and 1959 Miss America appeared as Della Street's cousin Dianne Adler in the 1964 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Blonde Bonanza." She also appeared in Elvis films "Harum Scarum" and "Girl Happy". TV viewers may recognize her as Dr. Beth Everdene in "Falcon Crest" or Maggie Drummond in "Diff'rent Strokes." Who is she?
2. This acting veteran of over 70 films and 100 TV appearances played the murder victim General Addison Brand in the 1962 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Angry Astronaut." In 1997 he would win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in "Affliction." Who was this star of such films as "Our Man Flint", "The Great Escape", and "The Magnificent Seven"?
3. A double Best Actress Oscar winner (1935's "Dangerous" and 1938's "Jezebel") plays the title role in the 1963 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of Constant Doyle." In the absence of Perry, this female lawyer takes on a case for a young man who knew her deceased husband and former partner. Who is this legendary actress who was also nominated for another ten Oscar performances, including her roles in "All About Eve" and "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane"?
4. Another Oscar winner plays George Spengler, a servant to Perry Mason's client John Kenyon in the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Greek Goddess." Who is this movie and TV veteran who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as Dragline, the leader of the chain gang members in "Cool Hand Luke"? (You may remember him as Joe Petroni, chief mechanic for Trans World Airlines in the "Airport" films.)
5. The 1960 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Mythical Monkeys" featured another Oscar winner in the role of Gladys Doyle, accused in the murder of a Las Vegas gambler. Who is this star who won the 1975 Oscar for Best Actress as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?
6. After his football career at Florida State was ended by injuries, our next star appeared as oil driller Chuck Blair in the 1962 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Counterfeit Crank." He later made a big splash in movies like "Deliverance", "The Longest Yard", the "Smokey and the Bandit" series, and "Cannonball Run." Who was this handsome dude who also starred in his own TV series called "Dan August"?
7. Before she was Jeannie on TV's "I Dream of Jeannie", this former Miss San Francisco appeared in the 1957 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Angry Mourner" as Carla Adrian, whose mother is accused of murdering a neighbor who made unwanted advances on Carla. Who was this veteran of almost countless appearances on stage, screen, and TV, including the movies "Flaming Star" with Elvis Presley and "Harper Valley PTA"?
8. Another Oscar and beauty pageant winner (Miss Chicago 1946) appeared in the 1966 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper" as Gloria Shine, whose husband and newspaper columnist is the murder victim. Who is this acclaimed actress who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1971's "The Last Picture Show", as well as a Golden Globe and eight Emmys for her television work, most often as Phyllis Lindstrom on "The Mary Tyler Show"?
9. Before he ever set foot on the "Starship Enterprise", this Vulcan-to-be was murderer Pete Chennery in the 1963 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe." Who was this actor, singer, and songwriter who wrote two books titled "I Am Not Spock" (1975) and "I Am Spock" (1995)?
10. The last show of the original "Perry Mason" series was 1966's "The Case of the Final Fade-Out". In the end the confessed killer is Leif Early, played by a celebrity who would become known as "America's oldest teenager" and would forever be associated with "American Bandstand" and "New Year's Rocking Eve." Name this entertainment icon.
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