The Resume

(June 9, 1891-October 15, 1964)
Wrote the score to the shows 'Anything Goes,' 'DuBarry Was A Lady,' 'Kiss Me Kate,' 'Can-Can' and 'Silk Stockings'

Why he might be annoying:

Although he was homosexual, he was married to Linda Lee for over thirty years till her death.
He was born into a rich upper class family.
His first Broadway show flopped so he went to Paris and partied for three years.
He suffered from depression.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was left handed.
He is generally considered to be the brightest, most clever and sophisticated lyric writer who ever lived.
His legs were severely injured in a horse riding accident. This gave him great pain for the last 25 years of his life, eventually leading to one leg being amputated.
He wrote the lyric: 'Though she knows cause she has travelled miles she can always LAY em in the isles.'
He threw lavish parties at his own expense, even inviting the chorus of shows to them.
He went to Paris and partied for three years.

Credit: Peacham

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• Allegedly Gay Men Who Married Women
• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• Delta Kappa Epsilon
• Diseased Initials
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Film Composers
• Forbes' Top Earning Dead Celebrities [2003] (Ranked: 15)
• Forbes' Top Earning Dead Celebrities [2004] (Ranked: 14)
• Golden Girls References
• Grandparents of Twins
• I Abused Cocaine
• I am a Hoosier [Indiana]
• I am Left Handed - Male [H-P]
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [M-Q]
• I Attended Herbert H. Lehman College [Bronx, NY]
• I Attended Worcester Academy [Massachusetts]
• I Died in 1964 (Ranked: 73)
• I Fell Off My Horse
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Have Kidney Stones
• I Lived in Brentwood
• I Sang in a Collegiate A Cappella Group
• I Sing About New York
• I was Injured by Animals
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• Joan Jett Covered My Song
• Linda Ronstadt Covered My Song
• Look at Me, Oy Vey
• Look at My Keyboard
• Lovelythesp/Peacham's Profiles
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2012)
• Profiles 5251-5500 (Ranked: 5438)
• Served in World War I
• White Stripes Covered My Song

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 56 Votes: 48.21% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 57 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 65 Votes: 44.62% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 63 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 166 Votes: 37.35% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 42 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 103 Votes: 45.63% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 220 Votes: 42.27% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 468 Votes: 42.09% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 400 Votes: 42.75% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1402 Votes: 42.80% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1127 Votes: 35.14% Annoying