The Resume

(October 15, 1926-July 6, 2005)
Born in New York, New York
Real name: Salvatore Albert Lombino
Author most well known for the 87th Precinct books
Screenwriter for The Birds and The Blackboard Jungle
Also wrote the Matthew Hope mystery novels

Why he might be annoying:

He changed his real name to Evan Hunter, one of his many pen names, but is most well known by the pen name Ed McBain.
He quit his job as a teacher after 17 days.
He wrote under a half a dozen pen names.
He wrote one of his novels, Candyland, using two of his pen names and pretending it was a collaboration between two different writers.
He was married three times.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the navy during WWII.
He wrote in several distinctly different styles and genres.
The 87th Precinct books inspired outstanding television shows like Hill Streets Blues and NYPD Blue.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hunter College.
He wrote a staggering 55 87th Precinct books.
He's sold millions and millions of books.

Credit: tom_jeffords

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America (Ranked: 1986)
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 78)
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• I Write Sci-Fi
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24649)
• Tom Jefford's Profiles [Series 01]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20050706)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% 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 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 41.67% Annoying