Acting
Irvin S. Cobb
EN cinema · 25 credits
Born
23 June 1876
Died
10 March 1944 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Also known as Irvin Shrewsbury 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.
Known for
Filmography
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
The Young in Heart
as Senator Albert Jennings
The Arkansas Traveler
as Town Constable
Hawaii Calls
as Captain O'Hare
Pepper
as John Wilkes
Everybody's Old Man
as William Franklin
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Captain Eli
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
Mississippi
Technical Advisor
You Bring the Ducks
1934
You Bring the Ducks
as Irvin S. Cobb
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
as Fictional Irvin S. Cobb, Screenplay
Judge Priest
Writer
Fighting Odds
Theatre Play
