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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Young in Heart
as Senator Albert Jennings
1938
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Captain Eli
1935
The Arkansas Traveler
as Town Constable
1938
Cobb Goes Fishing
as Irvin
1930
Hawaii Calls
as Captain O'Hare
1938
Movies on Sundays
as Himself
1935
Pepper
as John Wilkes
1936
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
1935
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
1935
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
1940
You Bring the Ducks
as Irvin S. Cobb
1934
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
as Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
1934
Everybody's Old Man
as William Franklin
1936