The Resume

(August 20, 1918-September 21, 1974)
Authored the books 'Valley of the Dolls,' 'The Love Machine,' 'Once is Not Enough,' 'Yargo,' 'Dolores' and 'Every Night, Josephine!'

Why she might be annoying:

She smoked.
She had a lesbian affair with Ethel Merman.
She was a dope-smoking, pill-popping party girl.
She cheated on her husband numerous times during their marriage.
She attempted suicide on several occasions.
She failed at being an actress, model, singer and playwright.
She ranked #4 in 1969, #5 in 1970 and #5 in 1971 on Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dress List.

Why she might not be annoying:

She is the only writer ever to have three novels in a row hit #1 on the New York Times' best-seller list.
She always looked stylish and glamourous.
She was the best selling author of the 1960s.
She and her husband stayed married for over 20 years.
She died from breast and lung cancer.
Despite all of her failures, she never lost confidence in herself.

Credit: Cosmic Princess

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Authors Who Make Cameos in Their Book’s Movie
• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• Cosmic Princess' Profiles [Series 1]
• Dick Cavett Show Guests
• Girl Talk [1963-70]
• Hollywood Square Celebrities [1966-82]
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [S-T]
• I Died in 1974 (Ranked: 56)
• I Have Breast Cancer
• I Have Insomnia
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I Made the Guinness Book of World Records
• I Probably Banged Dean Martin
• I Publicly Trashed My Book’s Movie
• I was Cremated
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• Lesbians
• Match Game
• Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed [1969] (Ranked: 4)
• Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed [1970] (Ranked: 5)
• Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed [1971] (Ranked: 5)
• Poodle Owners
• Profiles 6251-6500 (Ranked: 6277)
• Publisher Weekly's Best-Selling Novel of the Year (Ranked: 1966)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in Guests [L-Z]
• Valley of the Dolls [1967]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19740921)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 83 Votes: 42.17% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 76 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 87 Votes: 60.92% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 69 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 61.36% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 56.82% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 150 Votes: 54.00% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 221 Votes: 57.92% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 306 Votes: 57.84% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 588 Votes: 60.37% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 517 Votes: 45.26% Annoying