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Prolific Five-O writer Jerome Coopersmith passed away July 21st, aged 97. In addition to his 32 scripts for the series, he also wrote an ultimately unproduced script for one of those "reunion" TV movies that were popular in the late 70's, early '80's (The Return of Hawaii Five-O).
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries...ry?id=52539731
Thank you for posting this - saw that name so many times in the credits
Wow, I could have sworn he died some time ago. I thought I read his obituary years ago.
Definitely the best writer on Five-O, along with John D.F. Black.
Here's an interview with Coopersmith from awhile back, posted by Mike in 2020: https://hawaiifiveo.org/forum/showth...me-Coopersmith
Here were the episodes he wrote:
Season 1
Samurai
Season 2
Just Lucky, I Guess
A Bullet for McGarrett
Blind Tiger
Season 3
NONE
Season 4
Highest Castle, Deepest Grave
Wednesday, Ladies Free
3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu
For a Million, Why Not?
Didn't We Meet at Murder?
Season 5
Death is Company Policy
Death on Tantalus Mountain
Chain of Events
I'm a Family Crook, Don't Shoot!
Here Today... Gone Tonight
Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?
Season 6
The Sunday Torch
Murder is a Taxing Affair
Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?
Murder With a Golden Touch
Killer at Sea
Season 7
Steal Now -- Pay Later
Welcome to Our Branch Office
Presenting... In the Center Ring... Murder
Diary of a Gun
Season 8
Murder: Eyes Only
McGarrett is Missing
Death's Name is Sam
Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever
Loose Ends Get Hit
Anatomy of a Bribe
Season 9
Nine Dragons
Assault on the Palace
Seasons 10-12
NONE
He did not write after season 9, for reasons I don't know.
Many of these are in my favorite 20 episodes.
Also, notice he really didn't write many dud episodes, which is equally important!
RIP Jerome Coopersmith
An episode written by Coopersmith and directed by Michael O'Herlihy was always the best combination on Five-O.
His writing was awesome. Always a fun episode to watch if Coopersmith had a hand in it. :)