Irvin S. Cobb
![Irvin S. Cobb](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bjKEv87kNFs2j42PJWp6SBzQWU8.jpg)
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: June 23, 1876
Day of Death: March 10, 1944 (68 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.