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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Young in Heart (1938) — Senator Albert Jennings
2. Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) — Captain Eli
3. La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) — Self
4. Hawaii Calls (1938) — Captain O'Hare
5. A Dream Comes True (1935) — Himself (uncredited)
6. The Arkansas Traveler (1938) — Town Constable
7. Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) — Self (archive footage)
8. Pepper (1936) — John Wilkes
9. You Bring the Ducks (1934) — Irvin S. Cobb
10. The Ballad of Paducah Jail (1934) — Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
11. Everybody's Old Man (1936) — William Franklin
12. Cobb Goes Fishing (1930) — Irvin
13. Movies on Sundays (1935) — Himself