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Alan Bennett

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Playwright

The Resume

    (May 9, 1934- )
    Wrote 'Getting On (1971),' 'Habeus Corpus (1973),' 'The Old Country (1977),' 'An Englishman Abroad (1983),' 'A Private Function (1984),' 'Prick Up Your Ears (1987),' 'Talking Heads (1988),' 'Single Spies (1988),' 'The Wind in the Willows (1990),' 'The Madness of George III (1991),' 'A Question of Attribution (1991)' and 'The History Boys (2004)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He is effeminate.
    He is meek and socially awkward.
    He rarely gives interviews.
    A British paper once called him 'the national teddy bear.'
    He refused an honorary degree from Oxford because he claims it's in the pocket of Rupert Murdoch.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He grew up poor.
    He is openly bisexual.
    His mother suffered from Alzheimer's for many years.
    His plays are sad yet funny.
    When 'The Madness of George III' was made into a movie, the title was changed so Americans wouldn't think it was a sequel.
    Ian McKellen tried to out him as gay, only to learn he'd been having a secret sexual affair with a woman for 10 years.
    He is one of the very few celebrities to have a closeted heterosexual relationship.
    Morrissey is a huge fan.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 132 Votes: 74.24% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 67 Votes: 65.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 64.86% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 129 Votes: 48.84% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 171 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 119 Votes: 61.34% Annoying