Edmund Fessenden Cobb 1892 – 1974

Biography

Actor. Appeared in over 200 movies and serials, mostly westerns, but also including “Citizen Kane” (1941), “The Glass Key” (1942), “House of Frankenstein” (1944), “Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair” (1952), “Ma and Pa Kettle at Home” (1954), “The Egyptian” (1954), “River of No Return” (1954, starring Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum), “Lucy Gallant” (1955), “The Amazing Colossal Man” (1957), and “The Last Hurrah” (1958). Last film: “Johnny Reno” (1966). Grandson of politician Edmund Ross.  Family links:  Parents:  William Henry Cobb (1860 – 1909)  Edwinna Ross Cobb (1862 – 1945)  Siblings:  Edmund Fessenden Cobb (1892 – 1974)  Susan R Cobb Beyer (1894 – 1987)*  Daphne Cobb (1898 – 1928)*  Wilfred B Cobb (1901 – 1982)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Bronchopneumonia