The Resume

(April 5, 1909-June 27, 1996)
Born in Queens, New York
Produced the James Bond films from ‘Dr. No’ (1962) to ‘License to Kill’ (1989)
Also produced ‘Call Me Bwana’ (1963) and ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ (1968)

Why he might be annoying:

He was nicknamed ‘Cubby.’
He worked as a casket maker before entering films.
According to the book ‘The Fixers,’ he and gangster Pat DeCicco beat Stooge creator Ted Healy to death.
He and Sean Connery fought a bitter court battle over the profits from the Bond films (1984).
He hired his daughter Barbara and stepson Michael as executive producers on the Bond films.

Why he might not be annoying:

He joined the US Navy after Pearl Harbor.
He worked his way up from gofer to producer.
He funded a center for aortic diseases at Johns Hopkins University.
He said, ‘I feel a responsibility toward all the Bond fans out there.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Academy Awards: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Ranked: 1982)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 11]
• Horse Owners
• I Adopted a Child
• I Come from Queens
• I Died in 1996 (Ranked: 87)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery [Calif]
• Profiles 22751-23000 (Ranked: 22841)
• Served in World War II

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 30 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 37.21% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 59.46% Annoying