Hollywood comedy writer

Seaman Jacobs, 96, a veteran comedy writer who worked for legendary Hollywood entertainers, died April 8 of cardiac arrest at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles.

In a career spanning more than half a century, Jacobs wrote for, among others, Bob Hope, George Burns, Lucille Ball, Danny Thomas and Johnny Carson. He shared a Writers Guild of America award for his work on television’s “The George Burns One-Man Show” with frequent writing partners Fred S. Fox and Elon Packard.

A native of Kingston, N.Y., Jacobs graduated from Syracuse University, starting his writing career at the school’s humor magazine. After college, he moved to New York City and found work as a press agent with clients that included Hope.

After serving in World War II, Jacobs ventured into television writing.

Over the years, he penned or collaborated on scripts for “The Addams Family,” “My Three Sons,” “Bachelor Father,” “The Jeffersons,” “Family Affair” and “Maude.”

His film projects included the Elvis Presley movie “It Happened at the World’s Fair” (1963), which he co-wrote with Si Rose.