Talk:Lee J. Cobb

Psychedelic?
To me, the term psychedelic means "mind-expanding", and that accords pretty well with the definition given here: psychedelic. Indeed, in the sense that almost everything in life expands or stretches one's mind to some degree, is there anything that cannot be called "psychedelic"?

But I prefer to use the word for a more radically disturbing effect. So I wouldn't describe Our Man Flint as a psychedelic movie, as the article on Lee J. Cobb does:

"He also played James Coburn's supervisor in the psychedelic flicks In Like Flint and Our Man Flint. He was in the original live TV movie Death of a Salesman, which included then unknown actors like Gene Wilder, Bernie Kopell, and George Segal. Cobb was nominated for an Emmy Award for the performance."

There are movies which I'd call psychedelic. Yellow Submarine is one. Altered States and 2001: A Space Odyssey come to mind as well. (No, I was not using mind-altering substances when I watched any of those films...) There are others. But the "Flint" films are not among them. Yes, it's a nit, but I'll probably change the article one of these days. --Chris 21:16, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Sailor
I once encountered him on what I presume was his sailboat probably in the mid-1960's in San Pedro, California. It was about a 40-footer if I recall correctly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.4.61.136 (talk) 21:29, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Birth name
His birth name was changed from Leo Jacoby to Leon Jacob, by this editor on 15 December 2008. There's no cite either way, but if you search all the usual places, you'll find his birth name was Leo (or Lee) Jacoby (or Jacobi). Time to restore his name and undo this 16-month-old vandalism. --  Jack of Oz    ... speak! ...   21:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Opening paragraph
In the opening paragraph there is included a very brief list of his most well-known films. Would not The Exorcist - surely one of the most notorious films of the 1970s - have been an accurate inclusion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.92.46.83 (talk) 20:58, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Private life
Hasn't he only a daughter? Maybe I read an article about two sons, too. Any informations about his last wife Mary Hirsch? Did she married again - when does she die or is she still living? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.210.192.247 (talk) 19:57, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Date of birth
Isn't his birthday not 8.December ?!?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.210.192.247 (talk) 19:59, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

under "political activity" it is mentioned that lee j. cobb was interviewed by victor navasky for his book "naming names" that apparently was published in 1982 - 6 years past his death. when following the link to said author, wikipedia lists the book as published by viking in 1980. ("Naming Names (Viking, 1980); a book concerning the Hollywood blacklist") i decided to edit the publishing date here to match the article on victor navasky, also making the time gap somewhat more plausible... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.63.2.100 (talk) 22:20, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Cobb as "father."
Cobb frequently played older than his chronological age. The most famous was playing the (Italian-American) father of the William Holden character in Golden Boy (1939) even though he was 27 when the film was released and only six and one-half years older than his screen 'son.' Similarly, in Come Blow Your Horn (1963), he played Frank Sinatra's father. Cobb was all of four years older than Sinatra.Maccb (talk) 03:26, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

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Father's name
He was Benjamin Jacob, yet the actor was born Lee Jacoby. Why the difference? --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  10:58, 20 February 2021 (UTC)