The Resume

(May 1, 1923-December 12, 1999)
Grew up on Coney Island
Best known for his novel ‘Catch-22 (1961)’
Wrote ‘Something Happened (1974),’ ‘Good as Gold (1979),’ ‘God Knows (1984),’ ‘Picture This (1988),’ ‘Closing Time (1994)’ and ‘Now and Then (1999)’

Why he might be annoying:

He had a bad temper.
He was a vocal political activist in the 1960’s.
When he got old, he liked to ramble in interviews.
‘Catch-22’ wasn’t originally a hit in the U.S., and only took off when it was published in Britain.
His other books never lived up to its success.

Why he might not be annoying:

He grew up poor.
He served as an Air Force bombardier during World War II.
‘Catch-22’ is considered a satirical masterpiece.
Many critics call it the finest novel ever written about Word War II.
Although the book harshly criticizes the American military, it has a huge following among servicemen.
He influenced Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon and the TV series ‘M*A*S*H.’
The term ‘Catch-22’ has become an established part of the English language.
He said: ‘When I read something saying I’ve not done anything as good as ‘Catch-22,’ I’m tempted to reply, Who has?’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BBC Big Read: The UK's Top 200 Novels [2003] (Ranked: 11)
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 1999 (Ranked: 76)
• Jewish Comedians
• Look at Me, It's This Big
• Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century [1998] (Ranked: 7)
• My Kid Trashed Me
• My Voting was Temporarily Suspended on Am I Annoying Due to Vote Abuse
• NPR's 100 Best Literary Characters of the 20th Century [Authors - 2002] (Ranked: 22)
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1970s] (Ranked: 1975)
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14122)
• Satirists and Wits
• Short Fuses
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels [Authors]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19991212)
• Whites With Fros
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 5]

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 41.03% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 60 Votes: 51.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 127 Votes: 44.88% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 644 Votes: 63.66% Annoying