Five-O Articles in PDF Format
This is a list of PDF files in this directory. Most of these articles were passed along to me from people who used to run Five-O websites, which are no longer accessible, and other Five-O fans.
To see the files, click on the link in (brackets). The quality of some of these PDFs is not that great. NOTE: These files are about both Classic Five-O and later iterations of the series.
"A Fabulous Love Story" by Barbara Henderson -- unknown publication/date, Jack Lord was starring in the movie Vagabond King, contains JL’s cheesecake recipe (fabulouslovestory)
Aloha Magazine, October 1980 – "Jack Lord, the Man Behind McGarrett," long article by Rita Witherwax (aloha)
Associated Press, "The Lord of the Islands" by Jerry Buck, Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser, Feb. 27, 1974 (lordoftheislands)
"Book 'em, Danno," article from Honolulu Star-Bulletin by Tim Ryan, March 21, 1996, hype for Mahalo Con to be held later that year (timryan-mahalo)
Doug Mossman article, Waikiki News, May 16, 1996 by Venus Lantin, type is very small (DougMossman)
Eddie Sherman column, September 15, 1999, news about H50 movie (which never happened) (sherman)
Family Weekly, September 22, 1969 – "Jack Lord: Painting or Performing, He’s a Perfectionist" by Peter Oppenheimer, headline is missing (paintingorperforming)
"Five-O put spotlight on Hawaii," Honolulu Star Bulletin, article by Tim Ryan (early 2000s?) (A HREF="spotlight.pdf">spotlight)
From 1975 — Amusing story about an appearance that Jack Lord made in a Honolulu courtroom regarding a Five-O issue. (retyped from original article, on main WWW page)
Harrison Ford was a popular choice to play McGarrett in H50 feature film (which never materialized) (ford)
"Hawaii Five-O Cameras in Former Royal Palace," unknown source and date (cameras)
Hawaii Magazine, February 1993 – "Five-O Forever" by Ron Jacobs (fiveoforever)
"Hollywood producer books Hawaii to make 'Five-O' film," Honolulu Advertiser, July 11, 1996, article by Will Hoover (filmem)
Hollywood Studio Magazine, September 1990 (?) biography by Oscar A. Rimoldi (hwd-studio-mag)
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, "Lord and Lady" by Cobey Black, December 22, 1977 (lordandlady)
Honolulu Star-Advertiser editorial (sarcasm), unknown date "Now, the casting call" (casting-call)
"Jack’s Favorite Watercress Soup," recipe, unknown publication (watercress)
Josie Over obituaries, Honolulu Advertiser and Star-Bulletin, March 16, 1992 (JosieOverObits)
Jack Lord article perhaps from syndicated column, no date, no headline (jl-no-headline.pdf)
Jack Lord obituary by Eddie Sherman (jl-obit-sherman)
James MacArthur returns to Hawaii for 1997 pilot episode, article by JM from Senior World (jm-returns)
LA Times New Service, "Hollywood in Hawaii" by Aleene MacMinn (hollywoodinhawaii)
New York Times, "Hawaii Five-O, at Age 11, Is an Island Institution," article by Robert Trumbull, mediocre quality (nyt-age11)
Photoplay, December 1971 – "Jack Lord & Jim MacArthur, Working Together, Keeping Apart," by Polly Terry (jl-jm-together)
Photoplay, January 1976 -- "Jack Lord’s Incredible Story: "Together We Beat the World," by Nancy Anderson (togetherwebeat)
Photoplay, May 1979, Jack Lord's parents were "brutes," article by Roland Miller (brutes)
Photoplay, November 1979, visits Jack Lord on H50 set, hype for season 12 by Dick Kleiner (photoplay-nov79)
Preview Magazine, April 1979 – "Jack Lord – tired of Hawaii Five-O?", short article (jl-tired)
Preview Magazine, May 1977 – Jack Lord, "Misunderstood in Hawaii", short article (jl-misunderstood)
St. Louis Globe-Democrat – "Jack Lord Reports from Hawaii" by Pete Rahn, April 19-25, 1969 (jacklordreports)
St. Louis Globe-Democrat – "Jack Lord’s ‘Easy’ Hawaii" by Pete Rahn, July 9,1970 (easyhawaii)
Syndicated article by Vernon Scott of UPI, "Hawaii Five-O a Big Hit on TV, But It's Still Not Making Money," from St. Louis Post- Dispatch TV Guide, June 17, 1973 (notmakingmoney)
Syndicated column, Bob Thomas: "Tough Rodeo Star Also Good Artist," unknown date (rodeostar)
The TV page, Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press, November 22, 1984, JL is mentioned briefly – "They’ll never top Jack Lord on horseback" (horseback)
"Tricks of the Trade," Michael O'Herlihy talks about filming H50, article by Will Hoover, Honolulu Advertiser, July 21, 1993 (oherlihy)
TV Radio Mirror, April 1972, "The Man With the Lived-in Face," by Sarah Gilbert (livedinface)
TV Star Parade, April 1980 – "Why Jack Lord Hides from His Fans," by George Haddad-Garcia (jacklordhides)
TV Yearbook, 1970 – "Behind Every Lord, There’s A Lady" (short article) (behindeverylord)
T-View, The Express TV Magazine, May 21-28, 1977, "Hawaii Five-O nine years later" by Dick Kleiner (9yrs-later)