- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1876
- Place of Birth
- Paducah, Kentucky, USA
- Died
- March 10, 1944
Irvin S. Cobb
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.
Filmography
movieThe Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Story
Danger
tvDanger
1950 · Writer
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self (archive footage)
movieOur Leading Citizen
1939 · Story
movieThe Arkansas Traveler
1938 · Town Constable
movieThe Young in Heart
1938 · Senator Albert Jennings
movieHawaii Calls
1938 · Captain O'Hare
moviePepper
1936 · John Wilkes
movieEverybody's Old Man
1936 · William Franklin
movieA Dream Comes True
1935 · Himself (uncredited)
movieLa Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935 · Self
movieSteamboat Round the Bend
1935 · Captain Eli
movieMississippi
1935 · Technical Advisor
Movies on Sundays
movieMovies on Sundays
1935 · Himself
You Bring the Ducks
movieYou Bring the Ducks
1934 · Irvin S. Cobb
movieThe Ballad of Paducah Jail
1934 · Fictional Irvin S. Cobb, Screenplay
movieJudge Priest
1934 · Writer
movieThe Woman Accused
1933 · Story
Cobb Goes Fishing
movieCobb Goes Fishing
1930 · Irvin
movieTurkish Delight
1927 · Story
moviePardon My French
1921 · Writer
movieThe Life of the Party
1920 · Story
movieThe Face in the Dark
1918 · Writer
movieFighting Odds
1917 · Theatre Play
movieGraft
1915 · Story