
Irvin S. Cobb
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1876-06-23
Day of Death
1944-03-10 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Irvin S. Cobb
Biography
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life. He wrote for the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, as the highest paid staff reporter in the United States.
Known For
Acting
(1940)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(1938)
The Young in Heart
as Senator Albert Jennings
(1938)
Hawaii Calls
as Captain O'Hare
(1938)
The Arkansas Traveler
as Town Constable
(1936)
Everybody's Old Man
as William Franklin
(1936)
Pepper
as John Wilkes
(1935)
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
(1935)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
(1935)
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Captain Eli
(1935)
Movies on Sundays
as Himself
(1934)
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
as Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
(1934)
You Bring the Ducks
as Irvin S. Cobb
(1930)
Cobb Goes Fishing
as Irvin
Crew
(1953)
(1939)
Our Leading Citizen
Story
(1935)
Mississippi
Technical Advisor
(1934)
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
Screenplay
(1934)
Judge Priest
Writer
(1933)
The Woman Accused
Author
(1920)
(1918)
The Face in the Dark
Writer
(1917)
Fighting Odds
Theatre Play