Irvin S. Cobb
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. Cobb also wrote more than 60 books and 300 short stories. Some of his works were adapted for silent movies. Several of his Judge Priest short stories were adapted in the 1930s for two feature films directed by John Ford. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 23, 1876 (Paducah), Died January 1, 1944 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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| Victor | BRC-71280 | 10-in. | 1/26/1932 | Armour sales talk | Irvin S. Cobb | Promotional talk | speaker | |
| Columbia | 46489 | 10-in. | 3/10/1916 | After dinner speech, part 1 | Irvin S. Cobb | Monologue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 46490 | 10-in. | 3/10/1916 | After dinner speech, part 2 | Irvin S. Cobb | Monologue | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cobb, Irvin S.," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102000.
Cobb, Irvin S.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102000.
"Cobb, Irvin S.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032217
Wikidata: Irvin S. Cobb - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q596383
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61666819
ISNI: 0000 0001 0907 6093 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109076093
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