Leonard Freeman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonard Freeman

Television producer, screenwriter

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Sonoma County, California, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1974

Profession: screenwriter, actor, television producer, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.
The show was remade in 2010.
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 from complications of heart surgery.