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irvin s. cobb

Until We Meet Again

About Me

Born in the year of 1876, i wrote a bunch of books and a couple of flicks...known worldwide for my conversational jokes, they came from miles around to see my cigar smoke...i was the life of the party, a diplomat too, but that was when TOWN was DOWNTOWN and the grass was blue.

My Interests

cigars, dinner parties, movies, literature

I'd like to meet:

All my friends from the Paducah Evening News, Louisville Evening Post, Evening Sun, New York Evening and Sunday World; Judge William Pitman Bishop; The Snake Doctor; Kizzie Morner; George Goodman; Will Gillbert; Anita Lawson

Music:

bawn in the mash; the legendary shack shakers; wes kaintuck and the atomic city ramblers; lew jetton and 61 south; the paducah symphony; Tilden; Five on Friday; Mrs. Dahn and Friends; jamie pigg; bearskin rug

Movies:

AS A WRITER: "Danger"; The Belled Buzzard (1955) TV Episode (play) (story); The Sun Shines Bright (1953) (stories "The Sun Shines Bright", "The Mob from Massaq", and "The Lord Provides"); Our Leading Citizen (1939) (story) Judge Priest (1934) (characters); The Woman Accused (1933) (Liberty Magazine serial chapter) Walls Tell Tales (1928) (story)... aka The Walls Have Ears (USA); Turkish Delight (1927) (story); The Five Dollar Baby (1922) (story); Pardon My French (1921) (titles); Peck's Bad Boy (1921) (titles); Boys Will Be Boys (1921) (as Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb) (story) Life of the Party (1920) (story); ... aka The Life of the Party The Smart Aleck (1920) (story); The Face in the Dark (1918) (story The Web)Fields of Honor (1918) (story Field of Honor); The Fighting Odds (1917) (play Under Sentence); The Dollar and the Law (1916) (story); Graft (1915) (story)AS AN ACTOR: The Young in Heart (1938) .... Mr. Jennings The Arkansas Traveler (1938) .... Town Constable Hawaii Calls (1938) .... Captain O'Hare Pepper (1936) .... John Wilkes ... aka Public Nuisance No. 1 Everybody's Old Man (1936) .... William Franklin Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) .... Captain Eli ... aka Steamboat Bill Judge Priest (1934) (uncredited) Nosed Out (1934) Speaking of Relations (1934) An Old City Speaks (1932) .... Narrator Go and Get It (1920) The Arab (1915) .... American TouristAS MYSELF:Fiesta de Santa Barbara, La (1935) You Bring the Ducks (1934) The Ballad of Paducah Jail (1934) The Great White Way (1924) Irvin S. Cobb All-American Story Teller (1921)

Television:

more of a movie guy

Books:

I've written over 300 short stories and 60 books

Heroes:

I'll reveal this later.

My Blog

paths of glory

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Paths of Glory, by Irvin S. Cobb This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or r...
Posted by irvin s. cobb on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:57:00 PST

1/3 off

The Project Gutenberg EBook of One Third Off, by Irvin S. Cobb This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re...
Posted by irvin s. cobb on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:55:00 PST

europe revisited

Europe Revisedby Irvin S. CobbTo My Small DaughterWho bade me shed a tear at the tomb of Napoleon, which I was veryglad to do, because when I got there my feet certainly were hurtingme.NoteThe picture...
Posted by irvin s. cobb on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:53:00 PST

eating in two or three languages

Project Gutenberg's Eating in Two or Three Languages, by Irvin S. Cobb This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it aw...
Posted by irvin s. cobb on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:48:00 PST

cobb's anatomy

Cobb's Anatomyby Irvin S. CobbTo G. H. L.Who stood godfather to these contentsPrefaceThis Space To-Let to Any Reputable Party Desiring a Good PrefaceContentsI. TummiesII. TeethIII. HairIV. Hands and f...
Posted by irvin s. cobb on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:47:00 PST

Speaking of Operations...

Now that the last belated bill for services professionally renderedhas been properly paid and properly receipted; now that the memoryof the event, like the mark of the stitches, has faded out from avi...
Posted by irvin s. cobb on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:49:00 PST