Irvin S. Cobb
Known For
Acting
Born
1876-06-23 in Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Died
1944-03-10
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.
Most Known For
The Arkansas Traveler
as Town Constable
The Young in Heart
as Senator Albert Jennings
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Captain Eli
Pepper
as John Wilkes
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
Everybody's Old Man
as William Franklin
Hawaii Calls
as Captain O'Hare
You Bring the Ducks
as Irvin S. Cobb
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
as Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
Movies on Sundays
as Himself
Cobb Goes Fishing
as Irvin