Leonard Freeman

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Leonard Freeman
Born	(1920-10-31)October 31, 1920 Massachusetts[1]
Died	January 20, 1974(1974-01-20) (aged 53) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Television writer, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1952–1974
Spouse	Joan Taylor (1953)
Children	3

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