Jerome Coopersmith, writer of 1965 Sherlock Holmes musical, passes away at 97

Jerome Coopersmith, the author of the 1965 Sherlock Holmes musical died peacefully on Friday on the age of 97. He was additionally identified for writing twenty-plus episodes of the TV sequence Hawaii 5-O’s first 9 seasons.

His household confirmed the information of the unhappy demise of the author saying that Coopersmith died peacefully on Friday in Rochester, New York.

Coopersmith was a adorned veteran who served in World Battle II and obtained a Purple Coronary heart for his service. He joined the US Military in 1943 and left after serving for 2 years in 1945. 

In line with The Hollywood Reporter, he then started his writing profession in 1947 and went on to jot down a number of quizzes and historic exhibits for tv, together with Gabby Hayes Present and Johnny Jupiter in collaboration with Horton Foote within the early Nineteen Fifties.

Coopersmith was credited for writing two feature-length and nearly thirty common episodes of the TV sequence Hawaii 5-O.

In 1977, the acclaimed author created a New York newspaper drama, The Andros Goal starring James Sutorius but it surely lasted for under 13 episodes. 

In 1966-67, he wrote The Apple Tree, directed by Mike Nichols and was a Broadway hit.

Jerome Coopersmith is survived by his grandson and daughters Amy and Jill.