Lord played “Steve McGarrett” of Hawaii Five-O, which ran on CBS from 1968 to 1980. Lord also played parts in various films, but his “Book-’em, Danno” Five-O tagline made him a star. Jack Lord died of congestive heart failure in Hawaii on January 21 at 77.
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And that was it! The very first short blurb that led to the Honorary Unsubscribe. Short as it was, readers loved it, and I made it a regular feature. They quickly grew in length since the interesting people behind them just demanded to have their actual stories told. Because the archive didn’t come until mid-2004, none of the entries had a photo, and they were slow to ramp up even then; the one of Lord shown here was not added until 2026. -rc