The Resume

(June 24, 1842-January 11, 1914)
Wrote 'Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891),' 'Can Such Things Be? (1893),' 'Fantastic Fables (1899),' 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' and 'The Devil's Dictionary (1911)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a journalist.
He hated humanity.
He defined happiness as 'an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.'
His story 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' is required reading in many high schools.
'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' was shown as a Twilight Zone episode that is rarely seen and not in syndication.

Why he might not be annoying:

He fought for the Union in the Civil War.
His books mocked the greedy, the stupid and the hypocritical.
He wrote many excellent horror stories.
His mother-in-law insisted on living in his house.
He outlived his wife and both his sons.
At the age of 71, he wandered on foot into Mexico and was never seen again.
'The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' won the Cannes Film Festival (1962).

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [L-Z]
• Bow Tie Wearers
• I am an Atheist
• I am Missing
• I Died in 1914 (Ranked: 72)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• I Have Asthma
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Tux
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• Profiles 10501-10750 (Ranked: 10613)
• Satirists and Wits
• Served in the American Civil War [1861-65]
• Walruses
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 79 Votes: 58.23% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 57 Votes: 56.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 99 Votes: 52.53% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 173 Votes: 45.66% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 217 Votes: 47.93% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 232 Votes: 45.26% Annoying