The Resume

(October 25, 1927-August 8, 2017)
Born in Atlanta, Georgia
Appeared in the Broadway musicals 'Candide' (1956), 'The Music Man' (1957) and 'She Loves Me' (1962)
Recorded the albums 'At Carnegie Hall' (1975), 'It's Better With A Band' (1981), 'Dorothy Fields: As Close As Pages In A Book' (1993), 'Oscar Winners: The Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II' (1997), 'The Champion Season: A Salute to Gower Champion' (1999), 'Sings Mostly Sondheim (2001), 'Count Your Blessings' (2003), 'Barbara Cook's Broadway!' (2004) and 'Barbara Cook at the Met' (2006)

Why she might be annoying:

She described her relationship with her mother growing up as 'too close. I slept with my mother until I came to New York. That's just, it's wrong.'
She was replaced by Shirley Jones in the film version of 'The Music Man.'
She had trouble finding stage work in the 70s due to her battles with drinking, depression and obesity.
She starred in the original Royal Shakespeare Company version of the notorious flop 'Carrie: The Musical.' (1988)

Why she might not be annoying:

She won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for 'The Music Man.'
She came back in the 80s as a cabaret singer and won a Drama Desk Award for her solo Broadway show (1987).
She performed at the White House for four presidents.
She performed at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [A-K]
• B.C. or A.D.
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 25]
• I am an Atlantonian
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [C-D]
• I Attended the Atlanta Premiere of ‘Gone With the Wind’ [December 15, 1939]
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 89)
• I Gained a Lot of Weight/Fame Adds Pounds
• I Performed in a Sondheim Musical
• I Portrayed Anna Leonowens (from 'The King & I')
• I Recorded ‘A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes’
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 2011)
• Musical Theater Star
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• Profiles 27501-27750 (Ranked: 27512)
• Tony Award: Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Ranked: 1958)
• Voices of Don Bluth
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20170808)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 75 Votes: 70.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 50 Votes: 54.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying