Screenwriter. He spent most of his 30-year Hollywood career scripting westerns. Jacobs wrote the screenplay for "Hopalong Cassidy" (1935), which introduced the popular cowboy hero (played by William Boyd), and over a dozen subsequent films in the series. His other credits include "Burning Words" (1923), "The Ridin' Rascal" (1926), "Spurs and Saddles" (1927), "Born to Be Bad" (1934), "I Am a Criminal" (1938), "Wide Open Town" (1941), and "Danger Trail" (1951). The Pennsylvania-born Jacobs served in the Army during World Wars I and II, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel. He died at the Motion Picture Country Home.
Screenwriter. He spent most of his 30-year Hollywood career scripting westerns. Jacobs wrote the screenplay for "Hopalong Cassidy" (1935), which introduced the popular cowboy hero (played by William Boyd), and over a dozen subsequent films in the series. His other credits include "Burning Words" (1923), "The Ridin' Rascal" (1926), "Spurs and Saddles" (1927), "Born to Be Bad" (1934), "I Am a Criminal" (1938), "Wide Open Town" (1941), and "Danger Trail" (1951). The Pennsylvania-born Jacobs served in the Army during World Wars I and II, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel. He died at the Motion Picture Country Home.
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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