Irvin S. Cobb
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Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobbwas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth23 June 1876
CountryUnited States of America
Irvin S. Cobb quotes about
kentucky appreciate heritage
To be born in Kentucky is a heritage; to brag about it is a habit; to appreciate it is a virtue.
humor tragedy pants
Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.