John Joseph Patrick (Ryan) Lord (1920 - 1998)

Born 30 Dec 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

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Died 21 Jan 1998 at age 77 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Biography

Jack (Ryan) Lord is Notable.

Television, film, and Broadway actor, director, and producer. He was known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the CBS television police series Hawaii Five-O.

John Joseph Patrick Ryan was born on 30 Dec 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. ^[1] He was the son of William Ryan and Josephine O'Brien.^[2] He was a second and third-generation American, having immigrants on both his paternal and maternal side from Ireland. He used the stage name of Jack Lord.

After high school, he attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy and upon graduation, went on to New York University and received a Fine Arts degree. During World War II for the U.S. Army, he first built bridges as an engineer and later served as a Merchant Marine. ^[3] He made training films for the troops and began to consider acting as a career. He also had a child in 1942 with Ann Cecily Willard who he would later marry. He married second to Marie de Narde who was a fashion designer whose parents were both from France.

When he returned from the war, he began attending acting school and took on roles on the stage. Because the name John Ryan was already taken, he used the name Jack Lord as a combination of names from his family tree. As an actor, he had many roles in film, on television, and on stage.

He died of congestive heart failure at his home in Honolulu, on January 21, 1998, at age 77.^[4]

Hawaii Five-O

He portrayed Detective Steve McGarrett in the Hawaii Five-O television police series. ^[5] McGarrett was appointed by the governor to head the (fictional) State Police criminal investigation department in Honolulu, Hawaii. His catchphrase, "Book 'em, Danno!", became a part of pop culture. He was instrumental in the casting of native Hawaiians, instead of mainland actors. He later became the series executive producer at that time. When the show was canceled in 1980 after 12 seasons, Hawaii Five-O was the longest-running police drama in history at that time.

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #31927565 (accessed 1 April 2023)
   Name: Graydon Joseph Lord [Jack Graydon Lord] [John Ryan]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 30 Dec 1920; Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York; Death Date: 21 Jan 1998; Father: William L Ryan; Mother: Ellen J Obrien; Notes: Nov 1938: Name listed as GRAYDON JOSEPH LORD; Aug 1949: Name listed as JACK GRAYDON LORD; 28 Jan 1998: Name listed as JOHN J RYAN.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X45N-FNN : accessed 5 August 2019), John J Ryan in the household of William Ryan, Queens (Districts 0501-0750), Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 546, sheet 8B, line 51, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1609; FHL microfilm 2,341,343.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #194962314 (accessed 1 April 2023)
   Name: John Joseph Ryan; Race: White; Age: 21; Birth Date: 30 Dec 1920; Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: New York, New York; Employer: Spencer White 7 Prentis; Height: 6 1; Weight: 190; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: W. L. Ryan;
   Household Members (Name) Age:
   John Joseph Ryan 22.
4. ↑ "Hawaii Obituaries Index, ca. 1980-present," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL73-G2NR : 17 March 2018), Jack Or John Joseph Patrick Lord Or Ryan, 1998; citing Hawaii, United States, The Honolulu Advertiser, The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, The Kauai Garden Island News, The Maui News, and The Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Joseph F. Smith Library at Brigham Young University - Hawaii, Laie; FHL microfilm 100,628,923.
5. ↑ Hawaii Five-O.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Jack Lord
• Wikidata: Item Q704473, en:Wikipedia
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3BG-VXT : 27 July 2019), John J Ryan in household of William L Ryan, Assembly District 5, Queens, New York City, Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-1687, sheet 7B, line 43, family 150, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2751.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #6904
• 10 Reasons Jack Lord was Truly the Most Interesting Man on Television