A scene from Three Dead Cows at Makapuu, a Hawaii Five-O story written by Anthony Lawrence.
Anthony Lawrence, a television writer who devised stories across multiple genres, died in February at 95, according to the Writers Guild of America in memoriam page.
His credits include nine episodes of the original Hawaii Five-O series, starting with the second season and running through the sixth.
On Five-O, Lawrence often penned stories that had unhappy endings. Among them was a two-part story, Three Dead Cows at Makapuu. In that story, an idealistic scientist — who has gone missing after working on the U.S.'s germ warfare program — decides the only way to get the world's attention is to unleash a potent sample that will wipe out all life on Oahu.
Eventually, the scientist (Ed Flanders) changes his mind and sacrifices himself to prevent the catastrophe.
Another Lawrence-written Five-O episode, Death With Father, was directed by series star Jack Lord. The story concerned how the son of a former policeman had become a criminal. In the conclusion, the son blows up himself and his father.
Lawrence wrote for Western shows, including eight episodes of Bonanza. His output included three episodes that told the back story of each of the wives of Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene). The scribe also tackled science fiction (The Outer Limits), contemporary dramas (Slattery's People), and medical dramas (Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Medical Center). He also had an Elvis Presley movie, Roustabout, on his resume.
Lawrence's IMDB.COM ENTRY lists more than 60 credits from 1959 to 2016.
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