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Ladislas Farago

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    (1906-1980)
    Born in Csurgo, Hungary
    Author and journalist
    Books include 'Aftermath: The Search for Martin Borman,' 'The Tenth Fleet' and 'Spymaster'
    Screenwriting credits include 'Patton,' 'Tora, Tora, Tora' and 'The Last Days of Patton'
    Hunted Nazis after WWII

Why he might be annoying:

    Some believe he was duped in his search for Nazis in South America after WWII.
    He appeared on the game show, 'To Tell the Truth' as a contestant.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He relentlessly searched for Nazis hiding in South America, particularly Argentina, after WWII.
    He exposed the fact that Nazi war criminal Martin Borman escaped to Argentina after WWII and hid there until his death several years after the war.
    His books 'Patton: Ordeal and Triumph' and 'The Broken Seal' were turned into the hit movies 'Patton' and 'Tora, Tora, Tora' respectively and 'The Last Days of Patton' was a hit made for TV movie.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying