There is no reason to see any connexion with Freemasonry. Perry Mason is only noted as another example of the prevalence of the proper name "Mason" in popular fiction. Perry Mason (1957Ð1966) The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary Season 1 | Episode 17 Directed by Ted Post, written by Gene Wang, based on the novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. Raymond Burr , Barbara Hale, Della Street, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins, Susan Morrow, Carl Betz, Gertrude Michael, Helen Rucker, Peter Leeds, Ralph Moody, Connie Cezon, Kenneth MacDonald, Paul Brinegar, Walter Reed, Nesdon Booth. USA, English, 11 January 1958. 60 min. Mono. Black and White.