Remembering Jack Lord
30 December 1920 - 21 January 1998
"Heroes live as long as people respect them."
John Joseph Patrick Ryan
Used courtesy of Ace Photos, which grants permission for all non-commercial uses.
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He did his best, and his best was very good.
~ H50 1.0 FOREVER, Webmaster
Sometimes, a person reaches out and touches us. We feel his influence as surely as if we have known him every day of our lives. Such is how it is with Jack Lord. John Joseph Patrick Ryan was - and is - a man to be admired and respected. He is a man who touches us by what he believed and how he lived.
Like all of us, Jack started out young and naive. Although he stumbled along the way, he found his footing and continued to grow, until, at the end of his life, he was nothing less than an elder statesman, who devoted himself to doing for and giving to others.
Even now, fourteen years after his death, this boy from Brooklyn is a shining example to us all. Even now, he reaches out and touches us and helps us make our way through life, hopefully with the benefit of a few of the lessons he learned along the way.
Remembering Jack Lord was created to discover the truth and dispel the myths about this truly fascinating person. It has not been an easy undertaking. After all, more than 30 years have passed since Jack retired from public life, and 14 years have passed since he passed away. And, so, it has been a study of history, including a search through sources, long since out of publication, from days long before the Internet and other online sources came about. It has been made more difficult by the fact that the people who knew Jack are fewer and fewer in numbers with each passing year. Still, when we dig deeply and filter out the publicity, we find that the man was even more extraordinary than we first thought. Indeed, we have discovered a man, who lived his life to the full, helped others, and would have helped still more, if they had only allowed him to do so.
What You Will Find Here
Jack's Biography - includes Jack's personal history from his growing-up years to his death. Includes pages about his wife, Marie and what kind of person Jack was.
Jack Lord, Actor - includes his filmography and details about his work on stage, in movies, and on television, including his starring roles and his guest roles.
Jack's Other Roles - includes details about his directing and producing efforts; his accomplishments as an artist; information about how he left lessons to benefit all of us; and details about his public life, as a humanitarian and philanthropist, and about commendations he received.
Lagniappe - includes a page of recipes that Jack and Marie donated for magazine articles in a day when celebrities were asked to share their favorites; trivia about Jack, including answers to most-asked questions about him; and details about his friendship with Elvis Presley and a Navy admiral, when he was in port at Pearl.
Finally, we have a guestbook, where we invite you to leave a comment or just to let us know you stopped by.
Notes
* Banner photograph is a CBS / Columbia House / Re-TV press photo entitled "Hawaii Five-0 The Collector's Edition." Purchased on Ebay, 2010.
* A photograph not bearing a footnote stating who took it and where it was acquired was taken either by my husband or myself.
* This site complements Memories of Hawaii Five-0.
* If you are unable to find the information you need, check "Searching for Answers" in Lagniappe/Jack Lord/Trivia/ Searching for Answers.
