
Irvin S. Cobb
Acting
Born: 1876-06-23 · 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.
🎬 Movies (24)

The Sun Shines Bright
1953
Story

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Self (archive footage)

Our Leading Citizen
1939
Story

The Young in Heart
1938
Senator Albert Jennings

The Arkansas Traveler
1938
Town Constable

Hawaii Calls
1938
Captain O'Hare

Pepper
1936
John Wilkes

Everybody's Old Man
1936
William Franklin

Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
Captain Eli
Movies on Sundays
1935
Himself

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
Self

A Dream Comes True
1935
Himself (uncredited)

Mississippi
1935
Technical Advisor
You Bring the Ducks
1934
Irvin S. Cobb

The Ballad of Paducah Jail
1934
Fictional Irvin S. Cobb

Judge Priest
1934
Writer

The Woman Accused
1933
Story
Cobb Goes Fishing
1930
Irvin

Turkish Delight
1927
Story

Pardon My French
1921
Writer

The Life of the Party
1920
Story

The Face in the Dark
1918
Writer

Fighting Odds
1917
Theatre Play

Graft
1915
Story