145:
410:
156:, Italy. He was the son of American parents, Arthur Cobb, an artist, and his wife Alice Littell Cobb, a physician. Cobb's parents sent him to school in England for his primary education and at age 13 he returned to the United States to continue his schooling.
276:(1751): 'The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, // And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, // Awaits alike the inevitable hour. // The paths of glory lead but to the grave.'
148:
Humphrey (right) with his recently widowed mother, Alice
Littell Cobb, M.D.; his younger sister Alice; and little brother Arthur at the Casa Guida in Florence, Italy, December 24, 1908
470:
465:
460:
435:
286:
475:
352:
184:
445:
315:
272:
440:
183:
Following the war, Cobb worked a variety of jobs. He worked in the stock trade, merchant marine, publishing, advertising, and the US
455:
450:
168:
243:
230:
Cobb married Annie Louise
Hubbard. They had two children, William and Alice. His sister was Dr. Virginia Cobb.
218:
200:
172:
128:
336:
331:
246:
on April 25, 1944. At the time of his death, he was an advertising copywriter for the New York firm of
430:
425:
247:
216:
in 1938. From 1935 to 1940 he was employed as a screenwriter where he was credited as a co-writer of
239:
212:
203:, an actual event in WWI when the French Army shot four men for cowardice as an example to others.
392:
357:
291:
192:
311:
64:
46:
171:. He served for three years during the conflict, including duty on the front lines at the
133:
123:
118:
144:
419:
196:
164:
105:
80:
104:(September 5, 1899 – April 25, 1944) was an Italian-born, Canadian-American
195:
advertising agency in New York. The story is about three French soldiers who are
267:
353:"Screen: Shameful Incident of War; 'Paths of Glory' Has Premiere at Victoria"
199:
and executed to save senior commanders from shame. The book was based on the
159:
In 1916, after being expelled from high school at age 17, Cobb relocated to
160:
109:
76:
153:
42:
116:(1935), which was made into an acclaimed 1957 anti-war film
287:"A Talk With the Author of "Paths of Glory"; Humphrey Gobb"
374:
Les Fusillés de la Grande Guerre et la mémoire collective
126:. Cobb was also the lead screenwriter on the 1937 film
86:
72:
53:
28:
21:
266:The phrase 'paths of glory' is a quotation from
206:Cobb wrote a second less well received novel,
8:
471:American expatriates in the United Kingdom
18:
143:
390:"Humphrey Cobb, 44. War Story Author".
385:
383:
259:
187:writing overseas propaganda. He wrote
351:Bosley Crowther (December 26, 1957).
7:
112:. He is known for writing the novel
466:20th-century American screenwriters
461:20th-century American male writers
14:
169:United States entered World War I
436:20th-century American novelists
332:"Wanted: The Real Jim Thompson"
310:. New York, NY: Penguin Books.
140:Early life and military service
476:American expatriates in Canada
1:
446:American expatriates in Italy
396:. April 26, 1944. p. 19.
16:American novelist (1899–1944)
372:Offenstadt, Nicolas (1999).
441:American male screenwriters
492:
376:. Odile Jacob. p. 61.
210:, which was serialized in
163:, Canada to enlist in the
152:Humphrey Cobb was born in
244:Port Washington, New York
185:Office of War Information
456:American male novelists
451:Canadian Army personnel
411:Cobb's enlistment forms
306:Cobb, Humphrey (2010).
201:Souain corporals affair
149:
337:The Los Angeles Times
295:. September 22, 1940.
248:Kenyon & Eckhardt
191:while working at the
147:
240:coronary thrombosis
193:Young & Rubicam
175:in France in 1918.
393:The New York Times
358:The New York Times
292:The New York Times
208:None But the Brave
167:a year before the
150:
317:978-0-1431-0611-1
99:
98:
39:September 5, 1899
483:
398:
397:
387:
378:
377:
369:
363:
362:
348:
342:
341:
328:
322:
321:
303:
297:
296:
283:
277:
264:
213:Collier's Weekly
173:Battle of Amiens
89:
60:
47:Kingdom of Italy
38:
36:
19:
491:
490:
486:
485:
484:
482:
481:
480:
416:
415:
407:
402:
401:
389:
388:
381:
371:
370:
366:
350:
349:
345:
330:
329:
325:
318:
305:
304:
300:
285:
284:
280:
265:
261:
256:
242:at his home in
236:
228:
197:court martialed
181:
142:
134:Humphrey Bogart
124:Stanley Kubrick
87:
79:
68:
62:
58:
49:
40:
34:
32:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
489:
487:
479:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
418:
417:
414:
413:
406:
405:External links
403:
400:
399:
379:
364:
343:
340:. May 5, 1991.
323:
316:
308:Paths of Glory
298:
278:
258:
257:
255:
252:
235:
232:
227:
224:
189:Paths of Glory
180:
177:
141:
138:
119:Paths of Glory
114:Paths of Glory
97:
96:
93:Paths of Glory
90:
84:
83:
74:
70:
69:
63:
61:(aged 44)
57:April 25, 1944
55:
51:
50:
41:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
488:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
423:
421:
412:
409:
408:
404:
395:
394:
386:
384:
380:
375:
368:
365:
360:
359:
354:
347:
344:
339:
338:
333:
327:
324:
319:
313:
309:
302:
299:
294:
293:
288:
282:
279:
275:
274:
269:
263:
260:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
238:Cobb died of
233:
231:
226:Personal life
225:
223:
221:
220:
215:
214:
209:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
178:
176:
174:
170:
166:
165:Canadian Army
162:
157:
155:
146:
139:
137:
135:
131:
130:
125:
121:
120:
115:
111:
107:
103:
102:Humphrey Cobb
94:
91:
85:
82:
78:
75:
73:Occupation(s)
71:
66:
56:
52:
48:
44:
31:
27:
23:Humphrey Cobb
20:
391:
373:
367:
356:
346:
335:
326:
307:
301:
290:
281:
271:
262:
237:
229:
217:
211:
207:
205:
188:
182:
158:
151:
127:
117:
113:
106:screenwriter
101:
100:
92:
88:Notable work
81:screenwriter
59:(1944-04-25)
431:1944 deaths
426:1899 births
268:Thomas Gray
219:San Quentin
132:, starring
129:San Quentin
420:Categories
35:1899-09-05
222:(1937).
161:Montreal
110:novelist
65:New York
314:
179:Writer
95:(1935)
77:writer
273:Elegy
254:Notes
234:Death
154:Siena
67:, USA
43:Siena
312:ISBN
108:and
54:Died
29:Born
270:'s
122:by
422::
382:^
355:.
334:.
289:.
250:.
136:.
45:,
361:.
320:.
37:)
33:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
