Fred Jacob

Fred Jacob (occasionally shown as Fred Jacobs in some publications about his work; 31 October 1882 – 3 June 1928[1]) was a journalist with Toronto's The Mail and Empire (now The Globe and Mail), and joined the publication after winning the publication's poetry contest.[2]

Fred Jacob
Born(1882-10-31)31 October 1882
Elora, Ontario
Died3 June 1928(1928-06-03) (aged 45)
Toronto, Ontario
OccupationJournalist
EmployerThe Mail and Empire

He was first a sports reporter but from 1910 on, Jacob was responsible for the literary section of the newspaper; he was also the drama and music critic.[3][2][4] Occasionally, he wrote about drama in the Canadian Magazine.[5][6]

Early years

Jacob was born in Elora, Ontario on 31 October 1882, the son of a lawyer and the nephew of a judge.[7] As a child, he particularly enjoyed lacrosse. Later in life, while living in Toronto, he was the president of a lacrosse club for 16 years.[2]

Fictional works

Jacob wrote two novels, The Day Before Yesterday (published in 1925) and Peevee (1928),[8] both satirical works,[9] and set in a fictional small communities resembling Elora; the first book included some characters resembling residents of the town.[2]

He wrote that his intention in the books was to "preserve an impression of the Canadian scene".[10] A review of the first book provided this comment: "To the structure of Canadian literature Mr. Fred Jacob has contributed not only a substantial brick but a graceful vine."[11]

Jacob also wrote several popular stage plays, including One third of a bill and Autumn Blooming.[12][13][2][14]

Legacy

Jacob suffered from rheumatic fever as a child, and died on 3 June 1928 of a heart attack during a social function.[2][15] An obituary in Saturday Night referred to him as the "ablest critic on drama of the daily press in Toronto", praising "the soundness of his judgements and clearness of his expositions".[16]

References
  1. Keillor, Elaine (18 March 2008). Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity - Elaine Keillor - Google Books. ISBN 9780773533912. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "Elora native Fred Jacob's second book was published posthumously". The Wellington Advertiser. 3 July 1928. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. https://books.google.ca/books?id=hztKHvAl51QC&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=Fred+Jacob++Mail+and+empire+music+critic&source=bl&ots=heX8BYnuiL&sig=leCQCBSLHYHgio9wAwrNBG_xJTM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiC1tjp75bYAhVO0WMKHRvpAGYQ6AEIMDAC#v=onepage&q=Fred%20Jacob%20%20Mail%20and%20empire%20music%20critic&f=false, p=9
  4. https://books.google.ca/books?id=otExu-UUgsIC&pg=PA74&dq=%22Fred+Jacob%22+journalist+Mail+and+empire&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwwvrt7pbYAhVX7WMKHW-DACIQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=%22Fred%20Jacob%22%20journalist%20Mail%20and%20empire&f=false, p=74, footnote9
  5. Wagner, Anton (January 2010). Establishing Our Boundaries: English-Canadian Theatre Criticism - Google Books. ISBN 9781442611832. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. https://books.google.ca/books?id=OiZaAAAAMAAJ&q=Fred+Jacob+Canadian+Magazine&dq=Fred+Jacob+Canadian+Magazine&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-0La88JbYAhUUVGMKHazeAQMQ6AEIQTAF, p=218
  7. Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 584. Retrieved 16 July 2020 – via Google Books.
  8. Klinck, Carl F.; Bailey, Alfred G.; Bissell, Claude; Daniells, Roy; Frye, Northrop; Pacey, Desmond (15 December 1976). Literary History of Canada: Canadian Literature in English (Second Edition) - Google Books. ISBN 9781487590987. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  9. Klinck, Carl F.; Bailey, Alfred G.; Bissell, Claude; Daniells, Roy; Frye, Northrop; Pacey, Desmond (15 December 1976). Literary History of Canada: Canadian Literature in English (Second Edition) - Google Books. ISBN 9781487590987. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  10. https://books.google.ca/books?id=CTgzAAAAIAAJ&q=Fred+Jacob+++Pee+Vee&dq=Fred+Jacob+++Pee+Vee&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM3Z_q6pPYAhUh74MKHUsfCysQ6AEIVDAJ, p=99
  11. "Canadian books". Canadian Bookman. 7: 212. 1925. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  12. Library, Toronto Public (5 November 2009). "Annual Report - Toronto Public Library - Google Books". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  13. https://books.google.ca/books?id=s1biAAAAMAAJ&q=Fred+Jacob+++Pee+Vee&dq=Fred+Jacob+++Pee+Vee&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM3Z_q6pPYAhUh74MKHUsfCysQ6AEINzAD, p=388
  14. Montgomery, Lucy Maud; Weber, Ephraim (January 2006). After Green Gables: L.M. Montgomery's Letters to Ephraim Weber, 1916-1941 - Lucy Maud Montgomery, Ephraim Weber - Google Books. ISBN 9780802084590. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  15. "Fred Jacob Dies at Toronto Home". Times Colonist. Toronto. 4 June 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. https://books.google.ca/books?id=hztKHvAl51QC&pg=PA12&dq=fred+jacob+Canadian+Magazine&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGvNOx7pPYAhUEz2MKHX23ADoQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=fred%20jacob%20Canadian%20Magazine&f=false, p=12
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