Leonard Freeman
TV Writer
1920 – 1974
Who was Leonard Freeman?
Leonard Freeman was an American television writer and producer whose most famous achievement was the creation of the CBS television network series Hawaii Five-O in 1968, the show was remade in 2010. He appeared in a 1953 episode of the TV series, The Lone Ranger.
The show ran for twelve seasons. At the time that was a record for a crime drama. In 1960, he wrote for the series Route 66; in 1962, he produced The Untouchables. In 1967, he produced the Clint Eastwood western film, Hang 'Em High. A decade earlier, he wrote scripts for the syndicated Men of Annapolis.
Freeman died in 1974 during the sixth season of Hawaii Five-O because of complications from heart surgery.
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- Born
- Oct 31, 1920
Sonoma County - Also known as
- Glenn Roberts
- Glen Roberts
- Lenny
- Spouses
- Joan Taylor
(1953 - 1974/01/20)
- Joan Taylor
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 20, 1974
Palo Alto
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on July 23, 2013
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