The Resume

(May 23, 1928-June 29, 2002)
Recorded 'Come On-a My House' (1951), 'Tenderly' (1952), 'Half As Much' (1952), 'Hey There' (1954), 'This Ole House' (1954) and 'Mambo Italiano' (1954)
Starred in 'White Christmas' (1954)

Why she might be annoying:

She was a smoker.
She had an affair with married musical arranger, Nelson Riddle.
She wrote two autobiographies.
In the '70s, she starred in grating TV commercials for Coronet paper products.
She didn't care for 'Come On-a My House,' her biggest hit.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her husband, Jose Ferrer, was a notorious womanizer.
She was present when Robert Kennedy was murdered.
She mothered five children, including actor Miguel Ferrer.
George Clooney is her nephew and Debby Boone is her daughter-in-law.
She suffered from manic depression.
She re-emerged in her later years as one of the finest voices of her generation.

Credit: Adrian Lopez

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Adrian Lopez's Profiles
• Andy Williams Show Guests [1962-71]
• Bing Crosby's Leading Ladies
• Bob Hope USO Tours (Ranked: 1990)
• Bob Hope's Leading Ladies
• Bob Mackie Models
• Crooners
• Dean Martin Show Guests [A-K]
• E.R.
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Edith Head Models
• Fag Hags [Women Loved by Gay Men]
• Flower Names
• Frasier [Call Ins]
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2002)
• Grandparents of Twins
• I am from Cincinnati
• I Attended Nat King Cole’s Funeral [February 18, 1965]
• I Covered 'I'll Be Seeing You'
• I Covered 'One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)'
• I Covered 'The Little Drummer Boy'
• I Died in 2002 (Ranked: 74)
• I Drive a Corvette
• I Gained a Lot of Weight/Fame Adds Pounds
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Lived in Beverly Hills
• I Married in 1997
• I Recorded 'Summertime'
• I Sing About Coffee
• I Sing About Imagination
• I Sing About Knifes
• I Sing About New York
• I Sing About Peaches
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• James Belushi Impersonations
• Linda Ronstadt Sang on My Album
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Lounge Lizards
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song is on Sony's 'Soundtrack for a Century'
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Person to Person - Guests [A-K]
• Profiles 8001-8250 (Ranked: 8239)
• Red Skelton Show Guests
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in Guests [A-K]
• Sesame Street Guests
• Sploshers [Overweight Women]
• Sugar and Spice
• The Chipmunks Covered My Song
• Tree Names
• Ultimate Fashion History’s Top Ten Christmas Movie Outfits [2018] (Ranked: 4)
• Variety Show Hosts
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]
• Women With Deep Voices

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 25 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 43.06% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 96 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 29 Votes: 89.66% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 52 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 73 Votes: 53.42% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 38.64% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 82 Votes: 37.80% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 127 Votes: 44.88% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 215 Votes: 40.93% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 282 Votes: 46.45% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 321 Votes: 50.16% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 406 Votes: 53.45% Annoying