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David Jacobs (writer)
David Jacobs (born August 12, 1939) is an American television writer, producer and director. He is most well known as the creator of the CBS primetime series ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'', ''Knots Landing'', and ''Paradise (American TV series), Paradise''. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 In Television
For 1979 in television, see: *1979 in American television *1979 in Australian television * 1979 in Austrian television * 1979 in Belgian television * 1979 in Brazilian television * 1979 in British television *1979 in Canadian television * 1979 in Croatian television * 1979 in Danish television * 1979 in Dutch television * 1979 in Estonian television * 1979 in German television * 1979 in Irish television * 1979 in Japanese television * 1979 in New Zealand television * 1979 in Philippine television * 1979 in Scottish television * 1979 in Singapore television *1979 in South African television Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ... {{Set index article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In Television
For 1986 in television, see: *1986 in Albanian television *1986 in American television *1986 in Australian television * 1986 in Austrian television *1986 in Belgian television * 1986 in Brazilian television * 1986 in British television *1986 in Canadian television *1986 in Czech television *1986 in Danish television *1986 in Dutch television * 1986 in Estonian television * 1986 in French television * 1986 in German television *1986 in Indonesian television * 1986 in Irish television *1986 in Israeli television * 1986 in Japanese television *1986 in New Zealand television * 1986 in Norwegian television * 1986 in Philippine television * 1986 in Portuguese television *1986 in Scottish television *1986 in Singapore television *1986 in South African television The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berrenger's
''Berrenger's'' is an American prime-time soap opera television series created by Diana Gould that aired on NBC from January 5 to March 9, 1985. The series revolved around the Berrenger family, a New York dynasty which owned the glamorous department store which bore their name. Following in the tradition of ''Dynasty'' and ''Dallas'', ''Berrenger's'' played up to the familiar motifs of 1980s soap operas – glamorous and beautiful characters, using money and power in games of love, business and betrayal. After nearly 3 months on the air, the series was cancelled due to poor ratings, leaving one episode unaired. Development Produced in the mid-1980s, ''Berrenger's'' bore all the hallmarks of the genre and the era - a lavish central set (in this case, the department store's main floor, using the real-life location of Barneys in New York) and an expensive wardrobe budget, which dressed the cast, particularly the women, in current designer fashions. The series was made by Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Television
For 1985 in television, see: *1985 in Albanian television *1985 in American television *1985 in Australian television * 1985 in Austrian television * 1985 in Belgian television *1985 in Brazilian television *1985 in British television *1985 in Canadian television * 1985 in Croatian television * 1985 in Czech television * 1985 in Danish television * 1985 in Dutch television * 1985 in Estonian television *1985 in French television * 1985 in German television * 1985 in Irish television *1985 in Israeli television * 1985 in Japanese television * 1985 in New Zealand television *1985 in Norwegian television * 1985 in Portuguese television *1985 in Philippine television *1985 in Scottish television This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1985. Events January *4 January – The last 405-line transmissions take place in Scotland. The switch-off sees the ending of television signals being radiated from the Kirk o' Shotts transmit ... * 1985 in Singapore television * 1985 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lace (TV Series)
''Lace'' is an American television two-part miniseries, based on the 1982 bonkbuster novel of the same name by author Shirley Conran. The series aired on ABC on February 26–27, 1984. The plot concerns the search by sex symbol Lili (Phoebe Cates) for her natural mother, who surrendered her for adoption as a newborn. ''Lace'' was one of the highest-rated television movies of the 1983–84 television season. Lili's line "Incidentally, which one of you bitches is my mother?", addressed to her three maternal candidates — Pagan Trelawney ( Brooke Adams), Judy Hale (Bess Armstrong) and Maxine Pascal ( Arielle Dombasle) — was named the best line in television history by ''TV Guide'' in its 1993 issue celebrating 40 years of television. Plot The story opens circa 1980 at an abandoned chateau in the Swiss Alps, once a prestigious boarding school, L'Hirondelle. Internationally famous film siren, Lili, travels from there to a private meeting with the elderly Hortense Boutin, whom Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 In Television
For 1984 in television, see: * 1984 in Albanian television * 1984 in American television * 1984 in Australian television * 1984 in Austrian television * 1984 in Belgian television * 1984 in Brazilian television * 1984 in British television *1984 in Canadian television *1984 in Croatian television This is a list of Croatian television related events from 1984. Events Debuts Television shows Ending this year Births *6 March - Iva Visković, actress *7 November - Lana Jurčević Lana Jurčević (; born 7 November 1984), internat ... * 1984 in Czech television * 1984 in Danish television * 1984 in Dutch television * 1984 in Estonian television * 1984 in French television * 1984 in German television * 1984 in Indonesian television * 1984 in Irish television * 1984 in Israeli television * 1984 in Japanese television * 1984 in New Zealand television * 1984 in Norwegian television * 1984 in Philippine television * 1984 in Portuguese television * 1984 in Scottish television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Story
''Chicago Story'' is an American crime drama television series that aired for 13 episodes on NBC from March 6 to June 11, 1982, following a 2-hour television film pilot that was broadcast earlier on March 15, 1981. Synopsis The series followed the work and lives of several Chicago lawyers, police officers, and doctors. The series was similar to ''Hill Street Blues'' in that it was less about action scenes and more about the stresses of working in law enforcement and medicine. The show did not catch on with viewers and lasted only thirteen episodes. The cast included Maud Adams and Kristoffer Tabori as Dr. Judith Bergstrom and Dr. Max Carson, doctors at Cook County Hospital; Craig T. Nelson, Vincent Baggetta and Molly Cheek as attorneys Kenneth A. Dutton, Lou Pellegrino and Megan Powers. Dutton was a prosecutor and Pellegrino was a defense attorney; Powers was a lawyer both men were interested in; and Dennis Franz, Richard Lawson and Daniel Hugh Kelly appeared as police officers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Screen (TV Series)
''Behind the Screen'' is an American late-night weekly serial which aired on CBS (Fridays, 11:30 PM EST) from October 9, 1981 to January 8, 1982. Series overview ''Behind the Screen'' was created by David Jacobs (''Dallas'', ''Knots Landing'') for CBS, which wanted a late night counterpoint to ABC and NBC's more successful efforts in that timeslot. Drawing upon his experience with the prime-time serials, ''Behind the Screen'' was a dramatization of the goings-on at a fictional TV soap opera called ''Generations''. This was not the first attempt to explore the concept of a "soap within a soap" as radio soaps had used the idea as far as back as the 1940s (''A Woman To Remember''). ''Ryan's Hope'' had also done a similar storyline in the early 1980s. The show premiered as an hour-long special, and regular episodes were 30 minutes. It revolved around the beautiful young star of ''Generations'', Janie-Claire Willow (Janine Turner), who was a pawn in a power struggle between her wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 In Television
For 1982 in television, see: * 1982 in Albanian television *1982 in American television * 1982 in Australian television * 1982 in Austrian television * 1982 in Belgian television *1982 in Brazilian television *1982 in British television * 1982 in Canadian television * 1982 in Croatian television * 1982 in Czech television *1982 in Danish television * 1982 in Dutch television * 1982 in Estonian television * 1982 in French television * 1982 in German television *1982 in Irish television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1982. Events *February – The Government issues a directive to RTÉ to prohibit the airing of party political broadcasts by Sinn Féin, the political wing of the Provisio ... * 1982 in Israeli television * 1982 in Italian television * 1982 in Japanese television * 1982 in New Zealand television * 1982 in Norwegian television * 1982 in Portuguese television * 1982 in Philippine television * 1982 in Scottish television * 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of Midland Heights
''Secrets of Midland Heights'' is an American nighttime soap opera produced by Lorimar Productions after the success of ''Dallas''. It ran on CBS from December 6, 1980 to January 24, 1981 for eight episodes, with three episodes left unaired. Series overview ''Secrets of Midland Heights'' was aimed at the teen audience, and featured romantic triangles and secrets among the teens and their parents who populated a fictional midwestern college town called Midland Heights. Aired on Saturday night at 10 pm EST/9 pm Central, the series never found an audience and was canceled after eight episodes. The show resembled a dark, 1980s-style '' Peyton Place'', both dealing with hidden secrets and scandalous affairs in a small town. Lisa Rogers (Linda Hamilton) juggled relationships with both college jock Burt Carroll (Lorenzo Lamas) and fratboy Mark Hudson (Bill Thornbury, in a recurring role), good girl heiress Ann Dulles (Doran Clark) secretly dated high school dropout John Grey (Jim You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 In Television
For 1980 in television, see: *1980 in American television * 1980 in Australian television * 1980 in Austrian television * 1980 in Belgian television *1980 in Brazilian television *1980 in British television * 1980 in Canadian television * 1980 in Chinese television * 1980 in Croatian television * 1980 in Danish television * 1980 in Dutch television * 1980 in Estonian television * 1980 in French television *1980 in German television This is a list of German television related events from 1980. Events *20 March - Katja Ebstein is selected to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Theater (song), Theater". She is sel ... * 1980 in Greek television * 1980 in Irish television * 1980 in Japanese television * 1980 in New Zealand television * 1980 in Philippine television * 1980 in Scottish television * 1980 in Singapore television * 1980 in South African television * 1980 in South Korean television * 1980 in Thai television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
