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Linda Pugach

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The Resume

    (February 23, 1937-January 22, 2013)
    Born in The Bronx, New York
    Birth name was Linda Riss
    Was blinded when her ex-boyfriend Burt Pugach had thugs throw lye in her face (1959)
    Married Burt after he got out of prison (1974)
    With Burt wrote 'A Very Different Love Story' (1976)
    With Burt, subjects of the documentary 'Crazy Love' (2007)

Why she might be annoying:

    She married a guy who blinded her.
    She got back with Burt partly because a fortune teller predicted she would reunite with a man who had done her wrong.
    She testified on Burt's behalf when he was charged with threatening and assaulting his mistress (1997).
    She complained that 'Crazy Love' made her sound like 'a broad from the Bronx.'
    She chain smoked.

Why she might not be annoying:

    In her youth, she resembled Elizabeth Taylor.
    When she told the police Burt had threatened her, they told her they were powerless.
    Her fiance left her after Burt's trial ended.
    The policewoman assigned to protect her during Burt's trial later urged her to reconcile with Burt rather than end up alone.
    She said of the crime, 'There's no way I can undo it. There's no way he can undo it. So we are where we are and we have to go on from this point forward.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 37 Votes: 94.59% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 324 Votes: 66.98% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 55 Votes: 78.18% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 64.29% Annoying