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George Jacobs
AuthorBooks · Second hand1927-2013
George Emmanuel Jacobs was an American memoirist and valet. Jacobs was the valet of the Hollywood agent Swifty Lazar in the 1950s, before being poached from Lazar by the singer and actor Frank Sinatra. Jacobs wrote a well received memoir, Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra that chronicled his time in Sinatra's employment, from 1953 until his dismissal by Sinatra in 1968.
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About George Jacobs
Birth
1927
Death
2013
George Emmanuel Jacobs was an American memoirist and valet. Jacobs was the valet of the Hollywood agent Swifty Lazar in the 1950s, before being poached from Lazar by the singer and actor Frank Sinatra. Jacobs wrote a well received memoir, Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra that chronicled his time in Sinatra's employment, from 1953 until his dismissal by Sinatra in 1968.
George Jacobs led a fascinating life as a valet, which allowed him to observe the world of entertainment up close.
His career as a writer led him to publish a total of 16 works throughout his life.
He is widely recognized for his biographical writings, especially those focused on the figure of Frank Sinatra.
Beyond biographies, he demonstrated a curious technical versatility by writing about shortwave propagation.
Born in 1927, his legacy combines the intimacy of personal memoirs with the rigor of scientific topics.