Elisabeth Cobb

Elisabeth Cobb (1902–1959) was an American writer. Her father was Irvin S. Cobb, a well-known humorist. One of her best known works was her 1934 novel She Was A Lady. She died in New York in May 1959.

Early life and career (1902-1927)

Cobb attended the Skerton Finishing School.[1] Cobb worked in the editorial department of The Bookman[1] in the early 1920s. In 1924, a manuscript of Cobb's was published in Liberty.[2] Her first novel Falling Seeds was published in 1927[3] by Doubleday, Page and Company, when she was 25. The novel deals with the marriage of a Southern belle to a Yankee.

Writing career (1927-1950s)

Cobb's second novel Minstrels in Satin was published in 1929.[4] The novel is about a young divorced woman living in Italy who has three children. The mother would focus more on her social life than the wellbeing of her children, who learned to be self-sufficient.[4] Critics had generally favorable opinions on the novel.

Cobb's third novel She Was A Lady was serialized in McCall's magazine before it was published in 1934.[5] The novel would receive a film adaptation in 1934.

After her father's death in 1944, Cobb wrote a biography of her father titled My Wayward Parent, and part of it was serialized in the August 1945 issue of Cosmopolitan[6] before it was published in late 1945. It reviewed well, and was a sales success.[7]

In 1947–1948, a comedy play Cobb co-wrote with Herschel Williams was produced titled The Men We Marry. It was shown on Jan. 15, 1948 at the Mansfield Theatre.[8]

In the early 1950s, Cobb would travel lecturing on various topics.[9]

Personal life

Cobb first married singer Frank M. Chapman Jr on February 24, 1924, in Manhattan and divorced him on March 10, 1930, in Reno, Nevada.[10] There was one child from the marriage, Buff Cobb, born in 1926.

Her next marriage was to Alton A. Brody, who worked in real estate, on September 4, 1930.[11] She would divorce him on Feb. 16, 1938 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[12] Her final marriage was to Cameron Rogers, a writer, on November 21, 1938.[13]

Cobb converted to Catholicism in 1948.[14]

Cobb died aged 56 on May 25, 1959, at a New York hospital and was survived by her mother and children. Her grave is at Oak Grove Cemetery, beside her father.[15][16]

Works
  • Falling Seeds, 1927 (novel, published by Doubleday, Page and Company)
  • Minstrels in Satin, 1929 (novel, published by Doubleday Doran and Co.)
  • She Was A Lady, 1934 (novel, published by Bobbs-Merrill Company)
  • My Wayward Parent, 1945 (biography, published by Bobbs-Merrill Company)
  • The Men We Marry, 1947 (play) with Herschel Williams

References
  1. "Irvin Cobb's Daughter Engaged to Frank Michler Chapman Jr". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 7, 1923. p. 7. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  2. "Untitiled Liberty magazine ad". The Press of Atlantic City. May 21, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. Robertson, Lloyd P. (March 27, 1927). "Elisabeth Cobb Chapman, Daughter of Irvin S. Cobb, writes "Falling Seeds", Distinguished First Novel". The News-Democrat. Paducah, Ky. p. 15.
  4. Businger, R.A (April 28, 1929). "Many Constrasts, Exceptional Plot, Attractive Characters Feature 'Minstrels in Satin'". Minneapolis Tribune. p. 65.
  5. "Colonial-Friday-Family Skeleton Is Theme of "She Was A Lady" by Elisabeth Cobb". Kennebec Journal. September 3, 1934. p. 10.
  6. Neuman, Fred G. (July 29, 1945). "Random Book Talk". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. p. 8.
  7. "Buff in the Movies". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, TN. March 2, 1947. p. 23.
  8. Chapman, John (January 18, 1948). ""Men We Marry" Leaves New Producer at Post". New York Daily News. p. 52.
  9. "Catholic Women's Council to Hear E. Cobb Speak at Second Open Meet". Newsday (Suffolk edition). May 11, 1951. p. 52.
  10. "Reno divorce granted Irvan Cobb's daughter". The New York Times. March 11, 1930. p. 20.
  11. "Irvin Cobb's Daughter Is Married Again". The New York Times. September 5, 1930. p. 20. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  12. "Writers' Daughter Wins Divorce". The Salt Lake Tribune. February 16, 1938. p. 10.
  13. "Elisabeth Cobb wed". The Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. November 23, 1938. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  14. "Elisabeth Cobb First Catholic Forum Speaker". Elizabethtown Chronicle. Elizabethtown, PA. November 9, 1951. p. 12.
  15. "Buff Cobb Buried Beside Her Father". The Paducah Sun. May 31, 1959. p. 15.
  16. "Elisabeth Cobb, 56, author, scenarist". The New York Times. May 27, 1959. p. 35.
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