The Resume

(May 29, 1892-April 12, 1944)
Born in Seattle, Washington
American author
Best known for his novels set in the old American west
Real name: Frederick Schiller Faust
Killed while serving as an American war correspondent in Italy during WWII
One of the most prolific writers of all time with over 500 novels and an estimated 25 to 30 million words published

Why he might be annoying:

He joined the Canadian army in 1915 but quickly deserted.
He dropped out of UC Berkeley.
He created the Dr. Kildare character, which led to those God awful movies and TV series.
Not all of his stuff was of the highest quality.
He only used his real name for his poetry.
His real name was cooler than his pen name.
None of his writing ever won a major award.

Why he might not be annoying:

His parents died when he was very young.
He suffered a heart attack at a young age and was bedeviled with heart problems the rest of his life.
He was very successful at getting his books made into movies, most notably 'Destry Rides Again' starring Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.
His work was usually family friendly; some violence, no gore, sex, or profanity.
His book sales can only be estimated but are surely in the hundreds of millions.
In his fifties, with a wife, three children, and a bad ticker he was under no legal or moral obligation to fight in WWII but volunteered to do so.
Reportedly, he was very well liked by the troops he met, many of whom were fans of his movies and books.
As successful and prolific as he was, he left behind so much work that he continued to put out new novels for decades after his death!

Credit: tom_jeffords

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• College Drop Outs
• Don't Look at Me, I'm Not in My Profile Picture
• I Attended University of California, Berkeley
• I Died in 1944 (Ranked: 52)
• I Had an Anterior Myocardial Infarction [AMI]
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• Look at Me, Grrr, I'm Angry
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• Look at My Book Cover
• Look at My Fist
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26837)
• Stand Up Men
• Tom Jefford's Profiles [Series 02]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying