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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.
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1953
The Sun Shines Bright
Movie Story
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1950
Danger
TV show Writer
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1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1939
Our Leading Citizen
Movie Story
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1938
The Arkansas Traveler
Movie Town Constable
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1938
The Young in Heart
Movie Senator Albert Jennings
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1938
Hawaii Calls
Movie Captain O'Hare
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1936
Pepper
Movie John Wilkes
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1936
Everybody's Old Man
Movie William Franklin
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1935
A Dream Comes True
Movie Himself (uncredited)
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1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Movie Self
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1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Movie Captain Eli
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1935
Mississippi
Movie Technical Advisor
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1935
Movies on Sundays
Movie Himself
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1934
You Bring the Ducks
Movie Irvin S. Cobb
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1934
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
Movie Fictional Irvin S. Cobb
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1934
Judge Priest
Movie Writer
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1933
The Woman Accused
Movie Story
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1930
Cobb Goes Fishing
Movie Irvin
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1927
Turkish Delight
Movie Story
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1921
Pardon My French
Movie Writer
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1920
The Life of the Party
Movie Story
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1918
The Face in the Dark
Movie Writer
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1917
Fighting Odds
Movie Theatre Play
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1915
Graft
Movie Story
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1914
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
Movie Self