The Resume

(circa November 9, 1908-July 2, 1998)
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Birth name was Katherine Fink
Author, actress and singer
Appeared in the films 'The Kid From Brooklyn' (1946), 'Funny Face' (1957) and 'Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon' (1970)
Vocal arranger for the films 'Broadway Rhythm' (1944), 'The Harvey Girls' (1946), 'Til the Clouds Roll By' (1946) and 'Good News' (1947)
Vocal coach for Judy Garland, Lena Horne and Frank Sinatra
Author of 'Eloise' (1956), 'Eloise in Paris' (1957), 'Eloise at Christmastime' (1958) and 'Eloise in Moscow' (1959)
Godmother of Liza Minnelli

Why she might be annoying:

Her birth year is listed anywhere from 1902 to 1912.
She was a hyperactive perfectionist.
She had short-lived marriages with bandleader Jack Jenny and radio producer William Spier.
She granted her last interview in 1972 and became increasingly reclusive.
She would abruptly end contact with old friends, declaring, 'I'll cut them off at the knees.'

Why she might not be annoying:

Horne called her 'the best vocal coach in the world' and Sinatra credited her with teaching him everything he knew about singing.
Reviewing her cabaret show, 'Variety' wrote, 'Miss Thompson is more than an act. She's an experience.'
'Eloise,' which she described as 'a book for precocious grown-ups,' remains a steady seller after 50 years.
She said, 'Failure is a stranger to me. Enthusiasm and imagination can carry you anywhere you want to go, without Vuitton luggage.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alphabet Names
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 09]
• Children's Book Authors
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Fred Astaire’s Dance Partners
• Hey! Look at Me, I'm Waving Hi
• I am from St. Louis
• I Died in 1998 (Ranked: 89)
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Overly Pamper my Pet
• Look at Me, I'm with Fred Astaire
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 861)
• Person to Person - Guests [L-Z]
• Profiles 22251-22500 (Ranked: 22368)
• Pug Owners

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 66.67% Annoying