The Resume

(November 17, 1911-August 13, 1962)
Born in Pasadena, California
Dance Director at MGM
Choreographed 'Presenting Lily Mars (1943),' 'Barry Was a Lady (1943),' 'Best Foot Forward (1943),' 'Girl Crazy (1943),' 'Broadway Rhythm (1944),' 'Meet Me in St. Louis (1944),' 'Till the Clouds Roll By (1946),' and 'Gigi (1958)'
Directed 'Good News (1947),' 'Easter Parade (1948),' 'The Barkleys of Broadway (1949),' 'Summer Stock (1950),' 'Lili (1953),' 'Torch Song (1953),' 'High Society (1956),' and 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)'

Why he might be annoying:

He had a reputation as a 'women's director.'
His work on 'Annie Get Your Gun,' 'Gaslight,' and 'King of Kings' all went uncredited.
Several of the films he directed went on to become camp classics with cult followings, such as 'Torch Song' with Joan Crawford (which went on to be famously parodied on The Carol Burnett Show).

Why he might not be annoying:

He choreographed several popular Esther Williams musicals.
He danced in two Cole Porter musicals on Broadway ('Du Barry Was a Lady' and 'Let's Face It').
He directed Leslie Caron and Debbie Reynolds to Oscar nominations.
He choreographed the 'Get Happy' dance number in Summer Stock, which the American Film Institute ranked #61 in its 100 Greatest Movie Songs.
He was openly gay and was with his life partner for over forty years.
He transitioned from a Broadway and film choreographer to a full motion picture director.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 14]
• Choreographers
• I Attended University of Southern California
• I Died in 1982 (Ranked: 70)
• I Publicly Defended Joan Crawford
• I Was Buried at Sea
• Look at Me, I'm Dancing
• Look at Me, I'm with Joan Crawford
• Profiles 46001-46250 (Ranked: 46134)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying