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Franklin Jacobs (May 30, 1929 – April 5, 2021) was an American author of satires, known primarily for his work in Mad, to which he contributed from 1957 to 2014. Jacobs wrote a wide variety of lampoons and spoof, but was best known as a versifier who contributed parodies of famous song lyrics and poems. [5]
Apr 14, 2021 · Frank Jacobs, an inventive satirist who in his 57 years at Mad magazine mocked popular culture and politics, often in pitch-perfect verse and lyrics, died on April 5 in Tarzana, Calif. He was...
Apr 7, 2021 · A Mad master of verse for six decades, Jacobs created beloved parodies such as “East Side Story” and “Flawrence of Arabia” — and helped spark a landmark copyright-law case.
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Strange Maps. A special series by Frank Jacobs. Frank has been writing about strange maps since 2006, published a book on the subject in 2009 and joined Big Think in 2010. Readers send in new...
Apr 6, 2021 · Frank Jacobs, one of the most prolific writers in the history of Mad Magazine, passed away on Monday at the age of 92. After the late, great Dick DeBartolo, Jacobs was the most prolific Mad writer who did not also draw his own strips (like Don Martin, Sergio Aragones or Al Jaffee).
Dec 27, 2022 · In this, the first installment of a new MAD's Greatest Writers series, Frank Jacobs personally selects highlights from his long and influential career. The book also includes an exclusive interview with Jacobs discussing the art of parodying verse, conducted by long-time MAD editor Nick Meglin, as well as a foreword by the multi-award winning ...
Apr 15, 2021 · Frank Jacobs was a longtime writer for Mad magazine, best known for his song parodies. Died: April 5, 2021 (Who else died on April 5?) Details of death: Died in Tarzana, California at the...
Apr 6, 2021 · Frank Jacobs, a prolific MAD Magazine writer whose music parodies once incurred a lawsuit from Irving Berlin, has passed away at the age of 92.
Frank Jacobs was a U.S. satirical writer, best known for his work for Mad Magazine. Between June 1957 and October 2014, he penned hundreds of articles. With about 55 uninterrupted years on his résumé, he was Mad's longest-running writer and one of its most productive contributors.
