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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Male

Birthday

1876-06-23

Day of Death

1944-03-10 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Paducah, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

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

The Young in Heart

1938

The Young in Heart

as

Senator Albert Jennings

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

Steamboat Round the Bend

as

Captain Eli

The Arkansas Traveler

1938

The Arkansas Traveler

as

Town Constable

Hawaii Calls

1938

Hawaii Calls

as

Captain O'Hare

Movies on Sundays

1935

Movies on Sundays

as

Himself

Pepper

1936

Pepper

as

John Wilkes

A Dream Comes True

1935

A Dream Comes True

as

Himself (uncredited)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as

Self (archive footage)

You Bring the Ducks

1934

You Bring the Ducks

as

Irvin S. Cobb

The Ballad of Paducah Jail

1934

The Ballad of Paducah Jail

as

Fictional Irvin S. Cobb

Everybody's Old Man

1936

Everybody's Old Man

as

William Franklin

Production

Crew

Directing