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Max Beerbohm

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The Resume

    (August 24, 1872-May 20, 1956)
    Birth name was Henry Maximilian Beerbohm
    Known for his caricatures of celebrities
    Wrote ‘The Works of Max Beerbohm (1896),’ ‘A Christmas Garland (1912),’ ‘Zuleika Dobson (1911)’ and ‘Seven Men (1919)’
    Knighted (1939)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was prissy.
    He wrote an essay called ‘A Defense of Cosmetics.’
    Although heterosexual, he was associated with Oscar Wilde and the gay Victorian subculture.
    He was short.
    He viciously ridiculed celebrities in his drawings and stories.
    He detested Rudyard Kipling.
    His writings are full of pretentious references.
    He once went to America saying he planned to establish a monarchy there.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He mocked the self-important writers and artists of his time.
    He was well-liked by his contemporaries.
    He was a witty person.
    One critic called him ‘the last civilized man on earth.’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 64.62% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 99 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 96 Votes: 55.21% Annoying