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Lee J. Cobb
Born Leo Jacoby
December 8, 1911 (1911-12-08)
New York City, New York
Died February 11, 1976 (aged 64)
Woodland Hills, California
Spouse(s) Helen Beverly (m. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The City of New York Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. 1940)
Mary Hirsch (1957-1976)

Lee J. Cobb (December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American actor. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

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Born Leo Jacoby to a Jewish family in New York City, Cobb studied at New York University before making his film debut in The Vanishing Shadow (1934). PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The City of New York New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. He joined the Manhattan-based left wing Group Theatre in 1935. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York He is probably best known for creating the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman under the direction of Elia Kazan. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play by American playwright Arthur Miller and is considered a classic of American theater Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American It is widely considered to be his best performance, and one of the greatest performances ever on the American stage. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Cobb was cast as the Kralahome in the 1946 non-musical film Anna and the King of Siam. Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 Book by Margaret Landon, a play and a 1956 movie directed by John Cromwell He also played the sympathetic doctor in The Song of Bernadette, and appeared as James Coburn's supervisor in the spy spoofs In Like Flint and Our Man Flint. The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 Film which tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who from February to July 1858 in James Harrison Coburn Jr ( 31 August &ndash 18 November) was an American film and television actor known for his charisma and natural charm In Like Flint is a 1967 film directed by Gordon Douglas the sequel to the parody spy film Our Man Flint (1966 Our Man Flint is a 1966 Action film which stars James Coburn as Derek Flint He reprised his role of Willy Loman in the 1966 CBS television adaptation of Death of a Salesman, which included then-unknown actors Gene Wilder, Bernie Kopell, and George Segal. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11 1933 Bernard Morton "Bernie" Kopell George Segal (born February 13, 1934 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York) is an American film and stage actor Cobb was nominated for an Emmy Award for the performance. Mildred Dunnock, who had co-starred in both the original stage version and the 1951 film version, again repeated her role as Linda, Willy's devoted wife. Mildred Dunnock ( January 25, 1901 - July 5, 1991) was an Academy Award -nominated American Theater,

Cobb was named as a possible Communist in testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee because of his involvement in liberal causes and his support of political and charitable organizations suspected of being Communist fronts. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The House Committee on Un-American Activities ( HUAC or HCUA 1938–1975 was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. He was called to testify before HUAC but refused to do so for two years until, with his career threatened by the blacklist, he relented in 1953 and gave testimony in which he named twenty people as former members of the Communist Party USA. The Communist Party of the United States of America ( CPUSA) is a Marxist-Leninist Political party in the United States.

Later, Cobb explained why he "named names" saying:

When the facilities of the government of the United States are drawn on an individual it can be terrifying. The blacklist is just the opening gambit — being deprived of work. Your passport is confiscated. That's minor. But not being able to move without being tailed is something else. After a certain point it grows to implied as well as articulated threats, and people succumb. My wife did, and she was institutionalized. The HUAC did a deal with me. I was pretty much worn down. I had no money. I couldn't borrow. I had the expenses of taking care of the children. Why am I subjecting my loved ones to this? If it's worth dying for, and I am just as idealistic as the next fellow. But I decided it wasn't worth dying for, and if this gesture was the way of getting out of the penitentiary I'd do it. I had to be employable again.

— Interview with Victor Navasky for the 1982 book Naming Names

Following the hearing he resumed his career and worked with Kazan and Budd Schulberg, two other HUAC "friendly witnesses" on the 1954 film On the Waterfront which is widely seen as an allegory and apologia for testifying. Victor S Navasky (b July 5, 1932) is a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Budd Schulberg (born March 27 1914, in New York City, New York) is an American Screenwriter and Novelist. On the Waterfront is a American Drama film about mob violence and corruption among longshoremen. Cobb also appeared as ranch owner Judge Garth in the television series The Virginian, and his 1968 performance as King Lear with Stacy Keach as Edmund, René Auberjonois as the Fool, and Philip Bosco as Kent achieved the longest run for the play in Broadway history. The Virginian is a western -themed Television series which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works Stacy Keach (born Walter Stacy Keach Jr on June 2, 1941 in Savannah Georgia) is an American Actor and Narrator René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1 1940) is a American actor known for portraying Father Philip Michael Bosco (born September 26 1930) is an American Tony Award - and Daytime Emmy award -winning Actor. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located One of his final film roles was that of police detective Lt. Kinderman in the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist. The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, Cobb died of a heart attack at the age of 64 in Woodland Hills, California and was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. Mount Sinai Memorial Park is a Jewish Cemetery located at 5950 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles California.

Selected Broadway credits

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