The Resume

(September 1, 1875-March 19, 1950)
Creator of Tarzan (1912)
Wrote ‘A Princess of Mars (1917),' ‘The Lost Continent (1916),' ‘The Land That Time Forgot (1918),' ‘The People That Time Forgot (1918),' ‘The Moon Maid (1926),' ‘Lost on Venus (1935)' and ‘Swords of Mars (1936)'

Why he might be annoying:

He divorced his wife of over 30 years.
Some critics called his books crude, clumsy, and blatantly patriotic.
He often depicted Africans, Asians, and other cultures in villainous roles.
He was rejected from West Point after flunking the entrance exam.
He wrote over seventy novels, but his Tarzan work overshadowed them all.
He tried to milk as much money from Tarzan as he possibly could.
His story ‘The Land That Time Forgot' was adapted into an awful 1975 movie.
He named his ranch ‘Tarzana.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He briefly attended Harvard.
Before Tarzan, he fought to stay above the poverty line.
He worked as a news correspondent during World War II despite being well into his 60s.
Some of his westerns showed sympathy toward Native Americans.
His work inspired Arthur Clarke and Ray Bradbury.
He died after reading a comic book.
A crater on Mars is named after him.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 25 Most Downloaded eBooks on Project Gutenberg (Ranked: 25)
• Airedale Owners
• Entertainers Loved by Geeks and Nerds
• Grain Names
• I am from Chicago
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [A-C]
• I Attended Harvard
• I Died in 1950 (Ranked: 74)
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• I Write Sci-Fi
• Look at Me and My Pet
• NPR's 100 Best Literary Characters of the 20th Century [Authors - 2002] (Ranked: 79)
• Profiles 16751-17000 (Ranked: 16793)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 4]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 58.97% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 111 Votes: 45.05% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 110 Votes: 44.55% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying