The Resume

(November 17, 1916-June 27, 2005)
Born in Greenville, Mississippi
Wrote the novels 'Tournament' (1949), 'Follow Me Down' (1950), 'Love in a Dry Season' (1951), 'Shiloh: A Novel' (1952) and 'September, September' (1978)
Wrote the three volume history 'The Civil War: A Narrative' (1958-74)
Featured in the Ken Burns documentary 'The Civil War' (1990)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a poor student who dropped out of college and said getting good grades was bowing to authority.
He was dishonorably discharged from the Army for going AWOL to visit his girlfriend.
He considered himself a novelist first, but is remembered mainly as a historian.
Traditional historians criticized his refusal to use footnotes.

Why he might not be annoying:

His father died when he was five.
His novels were admired by fellow southern writers Eudora Welty and William Faulkner.
He called pro-segregation politicians 'soft-talking instruments of real evil.'
He explained his successful TV appearances by noting, 'I'm not worried if they like me or not, and that's a huge advantage. I wasn't self-conscious.'
He joined Protect Historic America and helped prevent a Disney theme park from being built near battlefield sites in Virginia.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Akita Owners
• Body Part Names
• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 12]
• College Drop Outs
• Historians
• I am a U.S. Marine
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• I Attended University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 88)
• Male Pipe Smokers
• Modern Library's 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the 20th Century (Ranked: 15)
• Profiles 23001-23250 (Ranked: 23209)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 68 Votes: 48.53% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 37.50% Annoying