The Resume

(November 2, 1915-September 15, 2005)
Born in New York City, New York
Birth name was Michael Sidney Luft
Third husband of Judy Garland (1952-65)
Father of Lorna Luft
Produced the films 'Kilroy Was Here' (1947), 'French Leave' (1948) and 'A Star Is Born' (1954)
Arranged concert and TV appearances for Garland

Why he might be annoying:

He had a reputation as a heavy drinker and gambler and a barroom brawler.
He was married four times and divorced three.
During their divorce hearing, Garland claimed he was abusive.
He tried repeatedly to sell Garland's Oscar and eventually was ordered to pay the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences $60,000.
He was estranged from daughter Lorna Luft over her unflattering portrayal of him in her autobiography.

Why he might not be annoying:

Before the US entered World War II, he volunteered for the Canadian Royal Air Force (1940).
He suffered severe burns on his legs and hands in a plane crash while serving as a test pilot for Douglas Aircraft.
He helped resurrect Garland's career after MGM fired her in 1950 over her erratic behavior.
Garland said, 'Sid kept telling me my career wasn't over that it had just begun... He took me through the dark times and I'll never forget that.'
The Atlantic described him as 'a rare friend of Judy who wasn't a friend of Dorothy.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Boxers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 42]
• I Attended Judy Garland's Carnegie Hall Concert [April 23, 1961]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'A Star is Born' [1954]
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 89)
• I Married in 1993
• I Need to Place a Wager
• I Probably Banged Judy Garland
• I Survived an Air Crash
• I was Estranged From My Child
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• Look at Me, I'm with Judy Garland
• Pilots
• Profiles 32751-33000 (Ranked: 32808)
• Served in World War II
• Wife Beaters and Alleged Domestic Abusers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 50 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying