Tiki Central / General Tiki / Jack Lord's wedding rings
Post #293914 by ikitnrev on Thu, Mar 22, 2007 9:41 PM
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Jack and Marie Lord did not have any children together. Jack apparantly did have a child through his first very short-lived marriage, but Jack never saw this child, who died in the late 50's when the boy was only 12 years old. From most of what I read, Jack and Marie stayed pretty much to themselves, and did not have a wide circle of friends - Jack rarely socialized with their neighbors or the other actors and workers from Hawaii 5-0. When they did venture out, it was often to make an appearance for some charity dinner or event. Their estate was valued at over $40 million when they died, which was to be split among a dozen or so Hawaiian charities. With this in mind, it makes sense that this auction would eventually take place. Why not raise even more money for their chosen charities? The auction was probably timed to correspond with the release of the first season of Hawaii-5-0 on DVD, for maximum exposure. There were perhaps 10 Jack Lord original oil paintings that were offered for sale in this auction. Several were not bid on at all - perhaps of the starting prices ($7000 and $4500 were the two prices), so it may be still possible to own a Jack Lord orginal, if you contact the estate now. The highest sold painting went for $3060. I kind of liked his primitive version of Diamondhead - this painting sold for $866. Vern |