The Mark Waters Story

The Mark Waters Story (1969) was an anti-smoking docu-drama based on the newspaper article “Cigarettes Were The Death of Me” written by reporter Mark Waters for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Produced by Cliff Eblen and Hawaii Public Television. Starring Richard Boone who was a Hawaii resident at the time. Music by Jesse Kalima (whose score included “Richard Boone Slack Key”).

References: Dave Donnelly, Star-Bulletin, August 12, 2001; Leslie Wilcox, PBS Hawaii, January 9, 2011; Herb Ohta Jr, Appreciation of History, 2011