The Resume

(January 30, 1915-June 8, 1934)
Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Birth name was Dorothy Dell Goff
Miss New Orleans (1930)
Ziegfeld Girl (1931-32)
Appeared in the films 'Passing the Buck' (1932), 'Wharf Angel' (1934), 'Little Miss Marker' (1934) and 'Shoot the Works' (1934)
Died in a car crash outside Pasadena

Why she might be annoying:

At the time of the accident, she and driver Dr. Carl Wagner were leaving an all-night party.
The day before the crash, she mused to a reporter, 'You know, they say deaths go in cycles of three. First it was Lilyan Tashman, then Lew Cody. I wonder who'll be next?'
She dated crooner Russ Colombo who would also die young in an accident.

Why she might not be annoying:

She got childhood friend Dorothy Lamour her first big break in vaudeville.
He comedic chops in 'Shoot the Works' earned comparisons with Mae West.
At the time of her death, she had been signed for her first romantic lead, in the film 'Now and Forever,' and had gotten engaged to caricaturist Nat Carson.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 31]
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 19)
• I Died in 1934 (Ranked: 19)
• I Died in a Car
• I was a Ziegfeld Girl
• I'm Buried at Metairie Cemetery [New Orleans]
• Known By a Middle Name
• Profiles 29751-30000 (Ranked: 29826)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying