The Resume

(August 13, 1904-April 21, 1999)
Born in Olathe, Kansas
Appeared in the films 'Wings' (1927), 'Abie's Irish Rose' (1928), 'Close Harmony' (1929), 'Paramount on Parade' (1930), 'Safety in Numbers' (1930), 'The Road to Reno' (1931), 'This Reckless Age' (1932), 'Old Man Rhythm' (1935), 'Let's Make a Night of It' (1938), 'Sing for Your Supper' (1941), 'Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost' (1942) and 'The Parson and the Outlaw' (1957)
Married Mary Pickford (1937-79)

Why he might be annoying:

When Paramount sent a crew to screen test college students at the University of Kansas, he was reluctant to try out because he did not want his fraternity brothers to see him in makeup.
He said about his squeaky-clean image, 'I got tired of being known as 'America's Boyfriend'... I would have loved to have played a villain.'
He became estranged from his daughter Roxanne after she married a man he did not approve of.
He was better remembered as Pickford's husband/widower than for his acting.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a talented trombonist and led a band that included Gene Krupa.
He served as a flight instructor with the Navy during World War II.
He noted, 'I met not one, but thousands of young men who said `You are responsible for me being a flyer. When I was a little boy, I saw you in 'Wings.'''
While entertaining troops with his band in Korea, his helicopter came under anti-aircraft fire.
He won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic work (1985).
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., quipped, 'Sometimes you wish he'd be a son of a bitch, just to break the monotony.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Academy Awards: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Ranked: 1985)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 53]
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Adopted a Child
• I Attended University of Kansas
• I Died in 1999 (Ranked: 94)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I Married in 1981
• I Owned Pickfair
• I Probably Banged Clara Bow
• I was Estranged From My Child
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• Newspaper Delivery Boys
• Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
• Profiles 35251-35500 (Ranked: 35497)
• Served in World War II

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying