Jack Lord

<p> Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police drama <I>Hawaii Five-O</I> Jack Lord was already a dedicated and versatile actor on Broadway in film and on television.</p><p> His range of roles included a Virginia gentleman planter in Colonial Williamsburg (<I>The Story of a Patriot</I>) CIA agent Felix Leiter in the first James Bond movie (<I>Dr. No</I>) and the title character in the cult classic rodeo TV series <I>Stoney Burke</I>. Lord's career culminated in twelve seasons on <I>Hawaii Five-O</I> where his creative control of the series left an indelible mark on every aspect of its production.</p><p> This book the first to draw on Lord's massive personal archive gives a behind-the-scenes look into the life and work of a TV legend.</p>