Beloved actress Barbara Hale was best known as Della Street on TV’s original Perry Mason legal series. Iconic actor Mike Connors starred on TV’s Mannix detective drama. In 1964, Connors made a guest appearance in the Mason episode, “The Case of the Bullied Bowler.” Decades later, both performers died on the same day: January 26, 2017.
A Closer Look
Barbara Hale was born on April 18, 1922, in DeKalb, Illinois. She enjoyed a storied career on the big screen and small. That included her legendary role as ‘Girl Friday’ Della Street on TV’s Perry Mason, which originally aired on CBS from 1957 to 1966.…