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Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944)

Writer | Actor | Miscellaneous Crew

Novelist and dramatist who acted in occasional US films of both silent and sound eras. See full bio »

Born:

in Paducah, Kentucky, USA

Died:

(age 67) in New York City, New York, USA
Shirley Temple at the 7th Annual Academy Awards with Irvin S. Cobb.
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1955 Danger (TV series)
– The Belled Buzzard (1955) (play / story)
 
1953 The Sun Shines Bright (short stories "The Sun Shines Bright", "The Mob from Massac" and "The Lord Provides")
 
1939 Our Leading Citizen (story)
 
1934 The Ballad of Paducah Jail (short) (story and screenplay)
 
1934 Judge Priest (based on: character of "Judge Priest")
 
1934 Nosed Out (short) (story)
 
1934 Speaking of Relations (short) (story)
 
1933 The Woman Accused (Liberty Magazine serial chapter)
 
1928 Walls Tell Tales (short) (story)
 
1927 Turkish Delight (story)
 
1922 The Five Dollar Baby (story)
 
1921 Pardon My French (titles)
 
1921 Peck's Bad Boy (titles)
 
1921 Boys Will Be Boys (as Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb / story)
 
1920 Life of the Party (story)
 
1920 The Smart Aleck (short) (story)
 
1918 The Face in the Dark (story "The Web")
 
1918 Fields of Honor (story "Field of Honor")
 
1917 Fighting Odds (play "Under Sentence")
 
1916 The Dollar and the Law (story)
 
1915 Graft (story)
 
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1938 The Young in Heart
Senator Albert Jennings
 
1938 The Arkansas Traveler
Town Constable
 
1938 Hawaii Calls
Captain O'Hare
 
1936 Pepper
John Wilkes
 
1936 Everybody's Old Man
William Franklin
 
1935 Steamboat Round the Bend
Captain Eli
 
1934 You Bring the Ducks (short)
Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
 
1934 The Ballad of Paducah Jail (short)
Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
 
1934 Nosed Out (short)
Irvin
 
1934 Speaking of Relations (short)
Mr. Cobb
 
1932 An Old City Speaks
Narrator
 
1920 Go and Get It
 
1915 The Arab
American Tourist
 
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1935 Mississippi (technical director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short)
Himself
 
1935 Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 13 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1935 A Dream Comes True (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1924 The Great White Way
Himself
 
1921 Irvin S. Cobb All-American Story Teller (short)
Himself
 
1914 Our Mutual Girl
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Himself (as Mr. Cobb)
 

Related Videos

Judge Priest -- Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, uses common sense and considerable humanity to dispense justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky. Judge Priest -- Will Rogers plays the lead roll, that of Judge William "Billy" Priest in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town... Hawaii Calls -- After being nabbed while trying to stow away on board an ocean liner en route to Hawaii, young Bobby Breen sings for his travel fare and, along with sidekick Pua, turns detective to recover stolen naval documents from crooks
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1908). Stage Play: Funabashi. Musical comedy. See more »

Alternate Names:

Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb | Mr. Cobb
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If a woman likes another woman, she's cordial. If she doesn't like her, she's very cordial. See more »

Trivia:

Grandfather of Buff Cobb. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer