Jerome Coopersmith

Jerome (Jerry) Coopersmith, age 97, of New York passed away peacefully on July 21, 2023. He lived with his family in Rockville Centre, NY for 63 years, moving to Rochester, NY in 2023 to spend his final months close to family. Jerry was born on August 11, 1925, in New York City. He was an award-winning dramatist known for television, theater, and his work as a professor of screenplay writing. Working in the television industry since 1947, Jerry authored more than 100 television scripts for anthology dramas and episodic series and is perhaps best known for writing "Hawaii Five-O (1967-1980)." His theatrical plays spanned Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional productions. Jerry was a member of the Dramatists Guild, Mystery Writers of America, and a past officer of the Writers Guild of America, East. For more information about Jerry's career please visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Coopersmith
Jerry was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Army, 94th Infantry Division from 1943-1945. He was the recipient of a Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and European Theater of Operations Medal with three battle stars. In 2019, at age 94, he was honored with the highest distinction of Chevalier, or Knight, in the National Order of the French Legion of Honor in recognition of his service to France in World War II.
Jerry is survived by his two daughters, Amy Coopersmith Lauria (Ken) and Jill Andrea Lambert (Robert), his grandchildren Kyle Cheney (Hannah) and Kim Nicholetti (Shane), his step-grandchildren Stephanie Lauria, Kevin Lauria, Michelle Franzen (Danny), and Daniel Lambert, four great-grandchildren, Clara Josephine Cheney, Beatrice Dorothy Cheney, Ashton Daniel Franzen, and Gavin Louis Franzen, his niece, Gretchen Garrett (Jeff), and many life-long friends.
A Memorial Service will be held at Anthony Funeral Chapel, 2305 Monroe Avenue, Rochester NY on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 12:00 pm Eastern. The service will be livestreamed here. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to the Rochester Regional Health, Unity Hospital. (www.rrhgive.org/giving)