The Resume

(March 9, 1918-July 17, 2006)
Birth name is Frank Morrison Spillane
Worked on various pulp magazines and comic books
Created the character of Detective Mike Hammer
Acted on film in 'The Girl Hunters (1963)'
Wrote 'I, the Jury (1947),' 'Vengeance is Mine (1950),' 'The Long Wait (1951),' 'One Lonely Night (1952),' 'Kiss Me Deadly (1952),' 'The Twisted Thing (1966),' 'The Killing Man (1970)' and 'Black Alley (1996)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a Jehovah's Witness.
He married three times.
His second wife pose nude for the cover of one of his books.
His third wife was 28 years younger than him.
He did commercials for Miller Lite Beer.
For their edgy content, his books have been labeled as trash by some literary critics.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is the world's most translated living author.
While working in comic books, he helped create Captain America and Captain Marvel.
He worked briefly as a federal agent, where he helped take down a narcotics ring.
He flew in the Air Corps during World War II.
He was one of the first mainstream American authors to frankly use sex and violence in his books.
Seven of his novels are among the top ten bestselling American books of the 20th century.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Beer Advertisers
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3091918)
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America (Ranked: 1995)
• I am a Jehovah's Witness
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 88)
• I Portrayed Mike Hammer
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Miller Beer Advertisers
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Younger than Me
• Person to Person - Guests [L-Z]
• Pilots
• Profiles 14751-15000 (Ranked: 14899)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 3]
• Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (Ranked: 45)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 52.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 165 Votes: 44.85% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 149 Votes: 39.60% Annoying