David Jacobs (writer)

David Jacobs (born August 12, 1939) is an American television writer and the creator of the CBS primetime soap operas Dallas and Knots Landing.

David Jacobs
Born (1939-08-12) August 12, 1939
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materMaryland Institute College of Art
OccupationTelevision writer/producer
Years active1977–2005
Notable work
Dallas
Knots Landing
Spouse(s)Lynn Pleshette (? - ?) (divorced) (1 child)
Diana Jacobs (1977 - present) (2 children)
Children3

Life and career

David Jacobs was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the elder of two children (with a younger sister). His Jewish parents were of modest means, and Jacobs's father worked as a household appliance salesman. Jacobs was educated at Baltimore City College High School, and received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Soon after graduation, he moved to New York City, where he worked as an illustrator and researcher for Grolier's Encyclopedia. He soon branched out as a freelance writer of nonfiction articles, the best known of which concerned the architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller. He also wrote a children's book on the great artists of the Renaissance.. In 1975 he co-wrote the non-fiction book "Police, a Precinct at Work", with Sara Ann Friedman. The book was a series of stories based upon 6 months of the authors' ride-alongs with police from NYPD's 24th precinct.

His marriage to actress Lynn Pleshette produced one child, his daughter Albyn, but ended in divorce. Later, he married his current wife Diana, with whom he has two children, Aaron and Molly. Jacobs moved to Los Angeles to be closer to his daughter, and tried his hand at screenwriting. His script for a proposed unnamed pilot mini series was later named Dallas. The mini series was so successful that the show was picked up as an on-going series & cemented his career as a writer and producer.

Filmography
Year Title Creator Writer Producer Director
1977 Kingston: Confidential ✓
1977-1978 Family, season 3 ✓
1978-1979 Dallas, seasons 1-3 ✓ ✓
1979 Kaz ✓
1979 Married: The First Year ✓ ✓ ✓
1979-1993 Knots Landing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
1980 A Perfect Match ✓ ✓ ✓
1980 Secrets of Midland Heights ✓ ✓
1982 Behind the Screen ✓ ✓
1982 Chicago Story ✓
1984 Lace ✓
1985 Berrenger's ✓ ✓ ✓
1986 Dallas: The Early Years ✓ ✓
1988-1991 Paradise ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
1991-1993 Homefront ✓
1992-1993 Bodies of Evidence ✓ ✓
1993 The Knots Landing Block Party ✓
1997 Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac ✓
1998 Four Corners ✓
2005 Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again ✓

References
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