Cobb's Daughter Will

Be Buried Saturday

The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Cobb Rogers will be buried here Saturday beside the grave of her famous father, Irvin S. Cobb.

Cobb, world-known humorist and author, died in 1944 and is buried beneath a rough-hewn boulder under a dogwood tree in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Rogers died at 56 late Monday night in a New York hospital.

Like her father, Mrs. Rogers, who was also known by her nickname "Buff," was an author, though her work never attracted the work acclaim that befell her father's.

"Falling Seeds" in 1927 and "Minstrels in Satin" in 1929 were novels that were successes in their day.

A humorous book "My Wayward Parent" described her father's life and works.

Mrs. Rogers liked to collect local color for her work. Once she took a voyage on a cattle boat to obtain material for a story. In 1932 she joined a circus and appeared for a time as a costumed rider in the parade opening the performance. That was to get color for her third novel, "She Was A Lady." That novel was serialized in McCall's Magazine in the fall of 1933 and appeared in book form the following year. Later it was made into a motion picture.

A collection of one-act plays, "Murder in the Home," was written in collaboration with Margaret Morgan.

Mrs. Rogers was the only child of the noted Paducah humorist.

Mrs. Rogers' body will be brought to Roth Funeral Home here about noon Saturday. It will be flown from New York to Louisville and transported here by hearse.

Her family will arrive Friday night, and will be at Hotel Irvin Cobb.

Paducah Sun-Democrat

Paducah, Ky

Thursday, May 28, 1959, p. 1

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ELISABETH COBB, 56,

AUTHOR, SCENARIST

Mrs. Elisabeth Cobb Rogers of 340 East Fifty-seventh Street, an author and the daughter of the late Irvin S. Cobb, humorist and novelist, died Monday in New York Hospital after a brief illness. Her age was 56.

Mrs. Rogers wrote under the name of Elisabeth Cobb. Her first novel, "Falling Leaves," was published when she was 21 years old. A later book, "Minstrels in Satan," was based on her childhood in Italy.

Her novel "She was a Lady" was made into a movie in 1934. In 1948 "Men We Marry," the play she wrote in collaboration with Herschel Williams, was presented at the Mansfield Theatre.

Miss Cobb also wrote "My Wayward Parent," a biography of her father, which was published in 1945. She spent several years as a screen writer in Hollywood and also was a regular contributor of fiction to magazines. She was a former editor of The Bookman and Vanity Fair magazines.

She leaves a daughter, Miss Patricia Cobb Chapman, known professionally as Buff Cobb, an actress; a son, Tom Cobb Brody, and her mother, Mrs. Irvin S. Cobb, with whom she lived here and in Colebrook, Conn. She had been married three times and divorced.

The New York Times

New York, New York

Wednesday, May 27, 1959

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Back Home Too. . .

Buff Cobb Buried

Beside Her Father

Irvin S. Cobb's daughter was buried beside him in Oak Grove Cemetery here yesterday.

The Rev. Charles A. De Nardi, pastor of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, conducted a graveside service for Mrs. Elizabeth Cobb Rogers, daughter of the famous humorist.

Mrs. Rogers, who also achieved some success as a writer and novelist, died Monday in a New York hospital at the age of 56.

Her mother, Mrs. Irvin S. Cobb, widow of the humorist, was among about 100 people who attended the service.

Also attending were Mrs. Rogers' daughter, Miss Patrizia Cobb Chapman, an actress known professionally as Buff Cobb, and her son, Tom Cobb Brody.

Mrs. Rogers, who had been married three times and divorced, lived with her mother in New York and in Colebrook, Conn.

Her first published novel, "Falling Leaves," was when she was 21 years old. A later book, "Minstrels in Satin," was based on her childhood in Italy.

Another novel, "She Was a Lady" was made into a motion picture in 1934. A play she wrote in collaboration with Herschel Williams, "Men We Marry," was presented on the New York stage.

"My Wayward Parent," a biography of her famous father, was published in 1945. For several years she was a Hollywood screen writer and contributed fiction regularly to magazines.

She was a former editor of The Bookman and Vanity Fair magazines.

The family returned to New York Saturday afternoon following the service.

While in Paducah they stayed in the hotel named for Cobb and did some sightseeing in the city. They visited the site of Cobb's birthplace in 321 S. 3rd St., and took a drive along Clay St., because it was mention in Cobb's stories.

The Paducah Sun-Democrat

Paducah, Ky

Sunday, May 31, 1959

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Chapman-Cobb

Wedding February 12.

Mr. and Mrs. Irvin S. Cobb announce that the wedding of .their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Cobb, to Frank M. Chapman, Jr., will take place at their residence, in New York City, on Tuesday afternoon, February 12, at 4:30 o'clock.

Only relatives of the families have been invited. The engagement was announced about a year ago. Mr. Chapman is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Chapman, of Englewood, N. J. He was a member of the class of '23 at Princeton University and served overseas in the Marine Corps.

Miss Cobb since her graduation from Mme. Skerton's School has been engaged in literary work.

The News-Democrat

Paducah, Ky

Tuesday, February 5, 1924, 7

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1st Husband Frank Michler Chapman, Jr. married Feb. 12, 1924 in

2nd Husband Alton Alexander Brody (1898-1976); married Sept. 4, 1930 in Ny., Ny.

(Joseph M. Brody is Alton's father.)

3rd Husband, Robert Cameron Rogers (1900-1971); married Nov. 1938.

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