Facts: - years active: 1997 -- present - caption: jacobs in august 2015 - name: robert nelson jacobs - image: rnj headshot 8-21-15 . jpg - occupation: screenwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert nelson jacobs .
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robert nelson jacobs -lrb- born 1954 -rrb- is an american screenwriter .in 2000 , he received an academy award nomination for best adapted screenplay for chocolat .in 2014 , jacobs was elected president of the writers guild foundation , a non-profit organization devoted to promoting and preserving the craft of writing for the screen .