The Resume

(April 26, 1872-February 1, 1922)
Acted in 'An Eye for an Eye,' 'The Criminal Code,' 'Captain Alvarez,' 'The Iconoclast' and 'The Battle for Gettysburg'
Directed 'Tom Sawyer,' 'Davy Crockett,' 'Anne of Green Gables' and 'Huckleberry Finn'

Why he might be annoying:

His unsolved murder was one of Hollywood's biggest scandals.
He had affairs with much younger women and men.
Witnesses who saw his killer's face could not identify who it was.
He had an affair with Mary Miles Minter when he was 50. She was only 19.
Normand left Taylor's house just eight minutes before he was shot.
Many believe that Mary Miles Minter was the killer.
Mary Miles Minter and Mabel Normand were blacklisted after the scandal.
He left his wife with no explanation.
He purposely failed the eye exam because he didn't want to go into the army.

Why he might not be annoying:

He directed Mary Pickford, Mary Miles Minter, Dustin Farnam and Wallace Reid.
While on her deathbed, Patricia Palmer allegedly confessed to the murder.
After failing his military eye exam, his father kicked him out of the house.
He was an antique dealer.
He tried to help Mabel Normand kick her drug habit.
Researched by Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [T-Z]
• I Died in 1922 (Ranked: 50)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• I Took a Bullet
• I was Murdered
• I'm Buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Calif]
• MsMojo's Top 10 Unsolved Classic Hollywood Mysteries (Ranked: 8)
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11940)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 68 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 67.19% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 99 Votes: 50.51% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 165 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 75 Votes: 58.67% Annoying