Leonard Freeman

Leonard Freeman (October 31, 1920 – January 20, 1974) was an American television writer and producer who is best remembered as the creator of the CBS series ''Hawaii Five-O'' in 1968. He appeared in a 1953 episode (#112) of the TV series ''The Lone Ranger''.

''Hawaii Five-O'' ran for twelve seasons, at the time 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'' of complications related to heart surgery. Provided by Wikipedia