Humphrey Cobb

Humphrey Cobb
Humphrey Cobb
Born	September 5, 1899; Siena, Kingdom of Italy
Died	April 25, 1944 (aged 44); New York, USA
Occupation(s)	writer ; screenwriter
Notable work	Paths of Glory (1935)

Humphrey Cobb (September 5, 1899 – April 25, 1944) was an Italian-born, Canadian-American screenwriter and novelist. He is known for writing the novel Paths of Glory (1935),^[1] which was made into an acclaimed 1957 anti-war film Paths of Glory by Stanley Kubrick. Cobb was also the lead screenwriter on the 1937 film San Quentin, starring Humphrey Bogart.

^ The phrase 'paths of glory' is a quotation from Thomas Gray's Elegy (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.'

[1] The phrase 'paths of glory' is a quotation from Thomas Gray's Elegy (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.'

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Humphrey Cobb
Born	(1899-09-05)September 5, 1899 Siena, Kingdom of Italy
Died	April 25, 1944(1944-04-25) (aged 44) New York, USA
Occupation(s)	writer screenwriter
Notable work	Paths of Glory (1935)