Irvin S. Cobb
June 23, 1876 (148 years old) in Paducah, Kentucky, USA
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
Credits
- 1940 · Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self (archive footage)
- 1938 · The Arkansas Traveler as Town Constable
- 1938 · The Young in Heart as Senator Albert Jennings
- 1938 · Hawaii Calls as Captain O'Hare
- 1936 · Pepper as John Wilkes
- 1935 · A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)
- 1935 · La Fiesta de Santa Barbara as Self
- 1935 · Steamboat Round the Bend as Captain Eli
- 1935 · Movies on Sundays as Himself
- 1934 · You Bring the Ducks as Irvin S. Cobb
- 1934 · The Ballad of Paducah Jail as Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
- 1930 · Cobb Goes Fishing as Irvin