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Charles Alden Black

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    (March 6, 1919-August 4, 2005)
    Born in Santa Monica, California
    Married Shirley Temple (December 16, 1950)
    Executive at the Stanford Research Institute (1952-57) and Ampex Corp (1957-65)
    Known for his work in aquaculture and oceanography

Why he might be annoying:

    He was born into wealth (his father was president and chairman of Pacific Gas and Electric).
    He liked to joke that he would never have met Shirley ‘if the surfing was good that day’ (he surfed every day after work and was going to pass on attending the party where they met if the surf was up).
    He married Shirley less than a year after her acrimonious divorce from John Agar (their wedding was much more low-key than her first one, as a result).
    He probably facilitated his wife’s attempt at a political career.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a Navy Intelligence officer in the South Pacific during World War II.
    He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in the line of duty overseas.
    He was recalled to service during the Korean War, during which he reached the rank of lieutenant commander.
    He twice crewed in the TransPacific Race from the Golden Gate to the finish line off Diamond Head.
    He stayed married to Shirley for over fifty years until his death, and they had three children together.
    He co-founded the Marquest Group, which developed unmanned deep-ocean search and survey imaging systems used in the discovery of the SS Titanic.

Credit: BoyWithTheGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying