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Joan Caulfield

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Actress

The Resume

    (June 1, 1922-June 18, 1991)
    Born in West Orange, New Jersey
    Birth name was Beatrice Joan Caulfield
    Fashion model/actress
    Appeared on Broadway in 'Beat the Band' (1942) and 'Kiss and Tell' (1943)
    Appeared in the films 'Miss Susie Slagle's' (1946), 'Blue Skies' (1946), 'Dear Ruth' (1947), 'The Unsuspected' (1947), 'Dear Wife' (1949), 'The Pretty Girl' (1950), 'The Lady Says No' (1952), 'The Rains of Ranchipur' (1955), 'Cattle King' (1963), 'Red Tomahawk' (1967), 'The Daring Dobermans' (1973) and 'Pony Express Rider' (1976)
    Portrayed Liz Cooper in 'My Favorite Husband' (1952-54) and Sally Truesdale in 'Sally' (1957-58)

Why she might be annoying:

    A critic noted that in most of her films she did not act so much as serve as 'an exquisite piece of set decoration.'
    She was married and divorced twice.
    She did ads for Chesterfield cigarettes.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was described by Hollywood cameramen as impossible to photograph badly.
    She reportedly inspired the last name of Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye.'
    She is a favorite actress of Joss Whedon, who frequently wears a t-shirt with her picture and tests people by asking if they can identify her.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 46 Votes: 32.61% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 340 Votes: 46.18% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying