David Jacobs, the creator of the CBS primetime sequence “Knots Landing,” “Dallas” and “Paradise,” has died. He was 84.
Jacobs, who battled Alzheimer’s for a number of years, died Sunday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. His son Aaron confirmed to Variety the information of his demise.
Jacobs created the unique cleaning soap opera “Dallas,” which aired for 14 seasons from 1978 to 1991, and its reboot sequence of the identical identify that aired between 2012 and 2014. He was additionally the creator of the “Dallas” spinoff sequence “Knots Landing,” which debuted in 1979 and ran for 14 seasons till 1993.
Along with “Dallas” and “Knots Landing,” Jacobs co-created the Western sequence “Paradise” (1988-1991) with Robert Porter. His different writing credit embrace “Four Corners,” “Family,” “Dallas: The Early Years,” “Kingston: Confidential” and “Bodies of Evidence.”
Jacobs government produced ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” and “Homefront,” for which he scored two Emmy nominations.
Born on Aug. 12, 1939, in Baltimore, Md, Jacobs acquired a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and earned his grasp’s in artwork historical past at Hunter College in New York. He wrote a number of books, together with 1968’s “Master Painters of the Renaissance” and 1975’s “Chaplin, the Movies & Charlie,” and wrote for such publications as “Esquire,” “Newsweek,” “Holiday” and “New York Times Magazine.” He additionally labored as a narrative editor for “American Heritage.”
Jacobs is survived by his youngsters Aaron and Molly; his spouse Diana; Albyn Hall, his daughter from a earlier marriage to Lynne Oliansky; and grandchildren Riley and Georgia.