The Resume

(August 22, 1893-June 7, 1967)
Wrote books of verse 'Enough Rope (1926),' 'Sunset Gun (1928)' and 'Death And Taxes (1931)'
Wrote collections of short stories 'Lament for the Living (1930)' and 'After Such Pleasures (1933)'
Screen writing credit on 'A Star Is Born (1937)'
Won O. Henry Award (1929)

Why she might be annoying:

She came from a wealthy society background.
She was fired from Vanity Fair for being over-critical in her drama reviews (1920).
She had left-wing political views.
She suffered from depression.

Why she might not be annoying:

When told that Calvin Coolidge was dead, she quipped 'How can they tell?'
She coined the phrase 'Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.'

Credit: Fantom

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• Algonquin Round Table Members
• Blacklisted
• Born Half-Jewish
• Fantom's Profiles
• Golden Girls References
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [M-Q]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died in 1967 (Ranked: 73)
• I was Cremated
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• Ladies Home Journal's 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Poets
• Profiles 3251-3500 (Ranked: 3496)
• Satirists and Wits
• Writers Featured in the Barnes & Noble Authors Mural

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 53 Votes: 47.17% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 42 Votes: 45.24% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 55.41% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 112 Votes: 51.79% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 214 Votes: 42.52% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 244 Votes: 51.23% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 563 Votes: 51.87% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1622 Votes: 51.23% Annoying