
Irvin S. Cobb
Acting
June 23, 1876
Died March 10, 1944 (67 years old)
Paducah, Kentucky, USA
14
Acting Credits
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
Filmography

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
6.3

The Young in Heart
1938
as Senator Albert Jennings
6.6

The Arkansas Traveler
1938
as Town Constable
6.7

Hawaii Calls
1938
as Captain O'Hare
6

Pepper
1936
as John Wilkes
5

Everybody's Old Man
1936
as William Franklin
8

Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Captain Eli
7.5
Movies on Sundays
1935
as Himself

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
6.1

A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
6.3
You Bring the Ducks
1934
as Irvin S. Cobb
10

The Ballad of Paducah Jail
1934
as Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
9
Cobb Goes Fishing
1930
as Irvin

The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
1914
as Self