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Jerome Coopersmith

Writer, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Died July 21, 2023 (97 years)
Jerome Coopersmith is an American dramatist known for television, theater, and his work as a professor of screenplay writing. Working in the television industry since 1947, Coopersmith has authored more than 100 television scripts for anthology dramas, episodic series and television movies and specials. His television work includes "Johnny Jupiter" (1953-1954), "Armstrong Circle Theater" (1955-1963), "Hawaii Five-O" (1967-1976), and "Streets of San Francisco" (1973), and the holiday classics "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" (1974) and "An American Christmas Carol" (1979). Coopersmith's theatrical plays span Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional productions. His Broadway musical, "Baker Street" (1965), based on the stories of Sherlock Holmes, earned him a Tony Nomination as Author of Best Musical. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Mystery Writers of America, and is a current member and past officer of the Writers Guild of America, East
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • An American Christmas Carol
Known For
  • 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
  • An American Christmas Carol
  • Hawaii Five-O
  • Fall: The Price of Silence
  • Betrayed by Innocence
  • Spenser: For Hire
  • Decoy
  • Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  • The Gabby Hayes Show (1950)

Filmography

2001
1986
1985
Spenser: For Hire (TV Series)
1983
1974
1973
The Evil Touch (TV Series)
1973
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)
1957
Decoy (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1953
Johnny Jupiter (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1951
1951
1950

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