The mastermind writer and producer behind shows like Dallas and Knots Landing, David Jacobs, has died at the age of 84 following a years-long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
His son Aaron announced in the Hollywood Reporter that his dad passed away on Sunday, 20 August, at the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.
According to his family, a series of infections were too much for him to handle which led to his passing.The TV icon was born in Baltimore on 12 August, 1939.
He is survived by his children Aaron and Albyn, and his second wife, Diana, their daughter, Molly, and their grandchildren, Riley and Georgia.
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