- Joe Cobb
Infobox actor
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name = Joe Cobb
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caption = Cobb as an adult, building aB-25 Mitchell bomber duringWorld War II .
birthdate = birth date|1916|11|7|mf=y
location =Shawnee, Oklahoma
deathdate = death date and age|2002|5|21|1916|11|7
deathplace =Santa Ana, California
occupation =Film actor
yearsactive = 1923-1944
birthname = Joe Frank Cobb
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academyawards =Joe Frank Cobb (
November 7 ,1916 -May 21 ,2002 ) was a former Americanchild actor , most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the "Our Gang " comedies from 1922 to 1929. Some sources such as the first edition of "Our Gang The Life And Times of The Little Rascals" written byLeonard Maltin have him born in 1917.Early life and career
Born in
Shawnee, Oklahoma , he auditioned for producer Hal Roach's comedy series at the age of five. He appeared in 86Our Gang episodes during seven years, and had three guest appearances in the serial in the 1930s. His first "Our Gang " short was "The Big Show ". Cobb appeared in the "Our Gang" series' lastsilent film , "Saturday's Lesson ", and its first talking short, "Small Talk ". He was a recognizable character, with chubby cheeks and a trademark beanie cap.After his acting career ended in the early 1940s, Cobb became an assembler for North American Aviation, a division of
Rockwell International . He retired in 1981.Decades after his last film role, he appeared in "Classic Comedy Teams," a 1986 documentary that focused on the "
Our Gang " actors and other early film comedians, includingLaurel and Hardy and theMarx Brothers .Joe Cobb died in 2002 of natural causes, and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in
Glendale, California .External links
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* [http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00756.html Associated Press article]
* [http://www.cyranos.ch/ourg-e.htm Cyranos]Persondata
NAME= Cobb, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Cobb, Joe Frank
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Film actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1916-11-7
PLACE OF BIRTH=Shawnee, Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH= 2002-5-21
PLACE OF DEATH=Santa Ana, California
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