Jay G Jacobs, a longtime William Morris agent who represented such artists as The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and Diana Ross, died peacefully in his sleep Nov. 18 at the Motion Picture Home i…
Jay G Jacobs, a longtime William Morris agent who represented such artists as The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and
Born in Philadelphia in 1942, Jacobs grew up an avid fan of film, TV, and music. Still a teenager, he started his career in 1961 when he landed a job at the mail room of the William Morris Agency in New York. He worked at the agency for three decades and was a founding member of the agency’s music department.
After almost 30 years at WMA, Jacobs left in 1991 for a 3.5-year stint at ICM before retiring from the agency business.
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