The Resume

(April 1, 1884-December 7, 1946)
Born in New York City, New York
Birth name was Loretta Helen Cooney
Appeared in the films 'Peg O' My Heart' (1922), 'Happiness' (1924) and 'One Night In Rome' (1924)
Appeared on Broadway in 'The Ringmaster' (1909), 'The Bird of Paradise' (1912), 'Peg O' My Heart' (1912), 'Happiness' (1914), 'The Wooing of Eve' (1917), 'One Night in Rome' (1919), 'Humoresque' (1923), 'The Furies' (1928), 'Outward Bound' (1938) and 'The Glass Menagerie' (1945)

Why she might be annoying:

She made her debut in a play written by her first husband.
She was rejected by David Selznick after her only screen test with sound.
She ended her friendship with Noel Coward after he based a character in 'Hay Fever' on her.
She was an alcoholic, who called her ten-year binge after her second husband's death 'the longest wake in history.'

Why she might not be annoying:

Although she started as a sentimental comedienne, she scored her biggest triumph in Tennessee Williams' drama 'The Glass Menagerie.'
Tennessee Williams said, 'I consider her the greatest artist of her profession that I have known.'
In the acting text 'A Challenge for the Actor,' Uta Hagen called her 'my inspiration' and her 'idol.'
Other admirers included Helen Hayes, Katharine Hepburn and Martin Landau.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alcohol Contributed to My Death
• Born on April Fool's Day [April 1st] (Ranked: 1884)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 28]
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Died in 1946 (Ranked: 62)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Inspired a Musical
• I Portrayed Juliet
• I'm Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx
• Look at Me, I'm on the Telephone
• Profiles 28251-28500 (Ranked: 28491)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 94 Votes: 53.19% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 41 Votes: 39.02% Annoying