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Alfred Bester

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The Resume

    (December 18, 1913-September 30, 1987)
    Born in New York, New York
    Science fiction author famous for winning the first Hugo Award ever for Best Novel for his book 'The Demolished Man'
    Other novels include; 'The Stars My Destination,' 'Who He?,' 'Psychoshop,' and 'Golem'
    Short stories include; 'Adam and no Eve,' 'Fondly Fahrenheit,' 'Oddy and Id,' 'The Men Who Murdered Mohammad,' and '5,271,009'
    BA from the University of Pennsylvania
    Also wrote for TV, radio, and comic books

Why he might be annoying:

    He once said, 'Most science fiction is quite frankly nonsense.'
    A couple of TV episodes are his only work to be filmed.
    He quit writing science fiction twice for several years each time.
    He wrote travel guides.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won the first Hugo for Best Novel. That's kind of a big deal to some people.
    He was married for almost 50 years.
    Widowed and childless, when he died, he left everything to his bartender.
    He died from complications of a broken hip.
    The Walter Koenig character on Babylon 5 was named after him.
    As a journalist, he interviewed Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn.
    He was a fencer in college.
    He is believed to have written the Green Lantern's oath.
    He quit Columbia's law school.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying