The Resume

(June 1, 1904-May 17, 1992)
Professional photographer

Why he might be annoying:

He was divorced.
He was hard-headed and stubborn.
He left MGM because he refused to follow their rules.
He could remember the names of the stars he photographed, but not the names of his children.
He airbrushed his pictures, making the subjects look almost unreal.

Why he might not be annoying:

His pictures set the standard for Hollywood publicity photographs.
His pictures helped to create the images we have of movies stars from the Golden Age.
Some of his pictures bordered on the erotic.
He could make the homeliest celebrity look beautiful.
He was discovered by Norma Shearer.

Credit: Xer

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• I Died in 1992 (Ranked: 87)
• Look at Me, I've Got a Camera Too
• Photographers
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15093)
• Xer's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 79.17% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 64.38% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 96 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 80 Votes: 53.75% Annoying