Seaman Jacobs

Seaman Jacobs
Born	Seaman Block Jacobs (1912-02-25)February 25, 1912 Kingston, New York, U.S.
Died	April 8, 2008(2008-04-08) (aged 96) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Seamen Jacobs
Occupation	Television screenwriter
Years active	1949–1991

Seaman Block Jacobs (February 25, 1912 – April 8, 2008) was an American screenwriter. He wrote episodes for several TV shows, such as The Addams Family, The Lucy Show, I Dream of Jeannie, F-Troop, The Andy Griffith Show, Here's Lucy and Diff'rent Strokes. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1978 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special for The George Burns One-Man Show in 1977.[1] He co-wrote for I Love Lucy and The Love Boat with Freddie Fox (screenwriter).[2]

On April 8, 2008, Jacobs died of cardiac arrest at the age of 96.[3]

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Notes
1963	It Happened at the World's Fair	Written by
1980	Oh, God! Book II	Writer
Television
Year	Title	Notes
1949–1950	The Ed Wynn Show	7 episodes
1957–1959	How to Marry a Millionaire	7 episodes
1959–1962	Bachelor Father	28 episodes
1960	The Dennis O'Keefe Show	1 episode
1963–1964	Petticoat Junction	6 episodes
1964–1965	The Addams Family	Pilot episode
1965–1966	F Troop	8 episodes
1967–1968	The Mothers-in-Law	5 episodes
1967–1970	Family Affair	4 episodes
1968–1970	The Red Skelton Show	41 episodes
1971	The Jimmy Stewart Show	Unknown episodes
1972	Temperatures Rising	2 episodes
1973	Wait Till Your Father Gets Home	1 episode
1973-1975	Sigmund and the Sea Monsters	1 episode
1975–1976	Maude	2 episodes
1976	The Dumplings	1 episode
1976–1977	Wonderbug	3 episodes
1976–1981	The Jeffersons	5 episodes
1983	Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party	Television special
1986	All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle	Television special
1987	NBC Investigates Bob Hope	Television special
1991	Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories	Television special

References

1. "Award-Winning Comedy Writer Seaman Jacobs Passes Away at 96". wga.org. 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
2. Robert L. Mott -,Radio Live! Television Live!: Those Golden Days When Horses Were 2004 p162 "Jacobs and his partner, Freddie Fox, wrote for I Love Lucy, Love Boat, and God knows how many more. Jacobs also created the wacky F Troop. Freddie Fox wrote for the Judy Canova Show and for Bob Hope. Fred was probably one of the few .."
3. "Seaman Jacobs, writer, dies at 96". variety.com. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

External links

• Seaman Jacobs at IMDb
• Comedy Writer Seaman Jacobs passes away at 96
• Seaman Jacobs at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television