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Frank Jacobs, Mad Magazine Writer With a Lyrical Touch, Dies at 91 He deftly mocked pop culture, politics and more for 57 years. He also wrote new lyrics for familiar songs, which led to a lawsuit from Irving Berlin and others. The longtime Mad magazine writer Frank Jacobs, as drawn by the longtime Mad magazine artist Jack Davis. Mr. Jacobs was, a former colleague said, “the best writer Mad magazine ever had.”Credit...Jack Davis via TM/E.C. Publishing April 14, 2021Updated 6:36 p.m. ET Frank Jacobs, an inventive satirist who in his 57 years at Mad magazine mocked popular culture and polit...

Died: March 8, 2021. IT TAKES a unique talent to write a American chart-topping single, hold a Shakespearean audience on the edge of their seats, and set a nation laughing with a sitcom performance as a brilliant bumbler. And when you add the ability to come within a goal-line of landing a full-time contract with Tottenham Hotspur FC, it gives an indication of the polymathic aptitude of the irrepressible Trevor Peacock. Peacock, who has died aged 89 from a dementia-related illness, was best known for his role of parish councillor, Jim Trott, in The Vicar of Dibley, the popular sitcom ...

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Created with sketchtool. Dawn French has paid tribute to her Vicar Of Dibley co-star Trevor Peacock following his death aged 89. Peacock was best known for playing Jim Trott in the comedy series. A statement to the PA news agency from his agent on behalf of his family said: “Trevor Peacock, actor, writer and songwriter, died aged 89 on the morning of March 8th from a dementia-related illness.” The show’s leading star, French, said: “Trev was the funniest, twinkliest, cleverest, warmest, cheekiest chap ever. He was so easy to love. “We all loved him so much. I miss him already. My th...

The TV star was best known for playing Jim Trott in the comedy series. Trevor Peacock had lived in the Somerset village of East Coker with his second wife Tilly. He has four children, Daniel, Harry, Sally and Maudie. A statement to the PA news agency from his agent on behalf of his family said: "Trevor Peacock, actor, writer and songwriter, died aged 89 on the morning of March 8 from a dementia-related illness." He first appeared opposite Dawn French in the BBC sitcom in its debut episode in 1994 and continued to appear in every episode until 2015. He was absent from the recent Ch...