Harvey Jacobs
Harvey Jay Jacobs (January 7, 1930 – September 23, 2017) was an American author best known for science fiction and fantasy stories, very often with a humorous and/or satirical bent.
Born in New York City to Louis, a dentist, and Laura Jacobs, Harvey Jacobs received his BA from Syracuse University and attended Columbia University for graduate studies.[1]
Jacobs contributed scripts to Tales from the Darkside and Monsters, both executive produced by George A. Romero.[2] American Goliath, a fictionalized account of the Cardiff Giant hoax, was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1998.[3][4]
Jacobs died September 23, 2017, of a bacterial infection after being diagnosed with cancer.[5] Jacobs is survived by his son Adam and his granddaughter, Charlotte Emerson Jacobs. His wife Estelle died on March 27, 2021.
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Novels[edit]
- American Goliath
- Side Effects
- Beautiful Soup
- The Juror
- Summer On A Mountain of Spices
- The Egg of The Glak
Short fiction[edit]
- Stories[6]
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish story | 2001 | "Fish story". F&SF. 100 (2): 61–74. Feb 2001. |
References[edit]
- ^ "Jacobs, Harvey 1930-". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Muir, John Kenneth (2013). Terror Television: American Series, 1970–1999. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-78-640890-0.
- ^ "American Goliath: A Novel of the Cardiff Giant". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Datlow, Ellen (1996). Twists of the Tale, p. 278. Dell. ISBN 978-0-44-021771-8.
- ^ "Harvey Jacobs (1930-2017)". Locus. September 25, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
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