Seaman Jacobs - Archive Interview Part 3 of 7 OOS

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In his 7-part oral history interview, writer Seaman Jacobs (1912-2008) talks about starting out as a writer, for the Brazilian Pavilion at the 1939 Worlds Fair. After getting discharged from the Army, he wrote for the following radio personalities: Jack Paar, Bing Crosby, Ed Wynn, and Henry Morgan. In 1949, he made his television writing debut on the "The Ed Wynn Show." He continued to write for the following shows throughout his career: "Earn Your Vacation," "Bachelor Father," "The Real McCoys," the pilot for "The Addams Family," "F-Troop," The Lucy Show," and numerous George Burns and Bob Hope specials.

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[WorldofLyn]

Mr. Jacobs was my father's (Ed James) writing partner for many years, writing pilots for shows such as "Addams Family" and "F-Troop" (to name a few). I remember them working together in the beautiful basement office of our home in BRENTWOOD (not Encino) & how kind he was to this little girl who would come down & bother them. I still have one of the pencils that Mr. Jacobs gave me, stenciled with my name on them, making me feel SO important. I'm 54 now, but he will ALWAYS be "Mr. Jacobs" to me.