Leonard Freeman (October 31, 1920 – January 20, 1974) was an American

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and producer who is best remembered as the creator of the

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series ''

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'' in 1968. He appeared in a 1953 episode (#112) of the TV series ''

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''. ''Hawaii Five-O'' ran for twelve seasons, at the time a record for a crime drama. In 1960, he wrote for the series ''

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''; in 1962, he produced ''

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''. In 1967, he produced the

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western film, ''

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.'' A decade earlier, he wrote scripts for the syndicated ''

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''. Freeman died in 1974 during the sixth season of ''Hawaii Five-O'' from complications of heart surgery.

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