Spoiler : Born in Winnipeg, Canada; died 12/12/2002 at age 88 of cancer at St John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Married and divorced to actress Eva Gabor (1943-1950); actress Doris Singleton (?-2002 his death). After Isaacs' father opened a grain supply business in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he grew up there and attended the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. Issacs began his writing career for newspapers in Minneapolis. IN 1937, he headed for Los Angeles where he began writing for radio after he submitted a comedy sketch to Jack Benny.

Spoiler : Writer for radio programs including The Jack Haley Show on NBC (1937-1938) The Edgar Bergen And Charlie MacCarthy Show on NBC (1938-?); Texaco Star Theater on CBS (1938-?); The Al Pearce Show on CBS (1939-1940?); The Sad Sack on CBS (1946); The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Show on NBC (1949-1953). Writer and director for the NBC-Radio audition program, What's With Herbert (1950). Producer, writer and director for audition program, Daisy Discovers America on NBC-Radio (1950).

Spoiler : Head writer, or writer for television programs including Jimmy Durante's All Star Revue on NBC (1950-1953); Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis' The Colgate Comedy Hour on NBC (1950-1955); The Dinah Shore Show on NBC (1951?-1957?); The Red Skelton Show on NBC & CBS (1951?-71?); syndicated 38 episodes of Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre (1954-1955); The Real McCoys on ABC & CBS (1957-1963); Alice on CBS (1976-1985); Harper Valley P.T.A. on NBC (1981-1982).

Spoiler : Creator and writer of television series including Hey, Jeannie! on CBS (1956- 1957); The Tycoon on ABC (1964-1965).