| Irvin S. Cobb, humorist Collection novels Contributor(s): S. Cobb, Irvin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1500393983 ISBN-13: 9781500393984 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (2.60 lbs) 514 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (1876 - 1944) was an American author, humorist, and columnist who lived in New York and authored more than 60 books and 300 short stories. Several of Cobb's stories were made into silent films. He also wrote the screen titles. Cobb also had an acting career, appearing in 10 films between 1932 and 1938, with starring roles in such movies as Pepper, Everybody's Old Man (1936), and Hawaii Calls (1938). He was also host of the 6th Academy Awards in 1935. Cobb is best remembered for his humorous stories of Kentucky local color and for the book Speaking of Operations (1916). In this book: Those Times And These, Cobb's Anatomy, Eating in Two or Three Languages, One Third Off, Sundry Accounts, The Abandoned Farmers, His Humorous Account of a Retreat from the City to the Farm Local Color, Europe Revised |