Journalist Irvin S. Cobb

Irvin S. Cobb

Living place: Paducah

Birthday: 23-6-1876

Global rank: #71102

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Who is Journalist Irvin S. Cobb?
A prolific journalist and short story writer, he is known for humorous works such as Old Judge Priest (1915) and Speaking of Activity (1916). His popular short story, The Accused Woman, was turned into a film starring Cary Grant. His short stories, Judge Priest (1934) and The Sun Shines Bright (1953), were adapted into films by John Ford.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He began his journalism career at age seventeen with the Paducah Daily News in his native Kentucky. He later wrote articles about World War I for the Saturday Evening Post.

Family life info

He married Laura Spencer Baker in 1900. His daughter, Elisabeth Cobb, describes her relationship with him in her 1945 memoir, My Wayward Parents.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Journalist Irvin S. Cobb?
He embedded in horror text; His two works in this genre, written in 1911 and 1923, inspired some of H. P. Lovecraft's more famous works.

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When was Journalist Irvin S. Cobb born?
Irvin S. Cobb was born in 23-6-1876, death year is , at the age of 148.
Where is Journalist Irvin S. Cobb's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Irvin S. Cobb was born in Paducah, Kentucky- United States. is a Journalist, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Irvin S. Cobb's global rank is 71102 and whose rank is 369 in list of famous Journalist.
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Events in 1876 and 23-6

Birthday Irvin S. Cobb (23-6) in history

  • Day 23-6 year 1868: Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called a ''Type-Writer.''
  • Day 23-6 year 1947: The Senate overrode President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act.
  • Day 23-6 year 1969: Warren Burger was sworn in as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Day 23-6 year 1972: Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discussed ways to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation. Revelation of this conversation spurred on Nixon's 1974 resignation.
  • Day 23-6 year 1992: Mobster John Gotti was sentenced to life in prison.
  • Day 23-6 year 1995: Dr. Jonas Salk, the medical pioneer who developed the first polio vaccine, died.
  • Day 23-6 year 2003: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the University of Michigan's School of Law affirmative action policy.
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