The Resume

(September 14, 1898-October 5, 1986)
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Birth name was Harold Brent Walinsky
Head of production at Warner Brothers (1933-44)
Produced 'Captain Blood' (1935), 'The Petrified Forest' (1936), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'Dark Victory' (1939), 'Sargent York' (1941), 'The Maltese Falcon' (1941), 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (1942), 'Now, Voyager' (1942), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'This Is The Army' (1943), 'My Friend Irma' (1949), 'Come Back, Little Sheba' (1952), 'Scared Stiff' (1953), 'The Rose Tattoo' (1955), 'The Rainmaker' (1956), 'Hollywood or Bust' (1956), 'Loving You' (1957), 'King Creole' (1958), 'G.L. Blues' (1960), 'Blue Hawaii' (1962), 'Becket' (1964), 'The Sons of Katie Elder' (1965), 'True Grit' (1969), 'Anne of the Thousand Days' (1969) and 'Rooster Cogburn' (1975)

Why he might be annoying:

He tried to obscure the year of his birth, noting just that it was 'near the beginning of the century.'
His first job at Warner Brothers was taking Rin Tin Tin on tours as the dog's publicity agent.
He left Warner Brothers because he was ticked off that Jack Warner accepted the Best Picture Oscar for 'Casablanca' instead of leaving the honor to him. (AMPAS would not formally decide that the Best Picture Oscar went to the film's producer until 1951.)

Why he might not be annoying:

At fourteen, he had to quit school and help support his mother and sisters when his father abandoned the family.
He produced the film 'Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet' as a response to Hitler claiming, 'A scientific discovery by a Jew is worthless.'
He wrote 'Casablanca's famed closing line, 'Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.'
Katherine Hepburn said, 'He was a delight to know, to work for.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Academy Awards: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Ranked: 1939)
• Academy Awards: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Ranked: 1944)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 54]
• Casablanca [1942]
• Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award (Ranked: 1974)
• I Did Not Graduate High School [T-Z]
• I Died in 1986 (Ranked: 88)
• I Have Diabetes
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery [Calif]
• Look at Me, I'm with Elvis
• Profiles 35751-36000 (Ranked: 35751)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying