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Irvin S. Cobb

Jun 23, 1876 - Mar 10, 1944 (67 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

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Steamboat Round the Bend
Captain Eli
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
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The Young in Heart
Senator Albert Jennings
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A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
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Hawaii Calls
Captain O'Hare
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Everybody's Old Man
William Franklin
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Pepper
John Wilkes
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The Arkansas Traveler
Town Constable
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Movies on Sundays
Himself

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