The Resume

(February 9, 1923-March 20, 1964)
Born in Dublin, Ireland
Wrote the plays 'The Quare Fellow' (1954) and 'The Hostage' (1958)
Wrote the novel 'Borstal Boy' (1958) and the autobiography 'Confessions of an Irish Rebel' (1965)

Why he might be annoying:

An IRA member, he spent four years in jail for attempted murder (1942-46).
His last book, 'Brendan Behan's New York,' featured endless name-dropping.
A self-described 'drinker with a writing problem,' he became a caricature of the drunken Irishman.

Why he might not be annoying:

His family introduced him to alcohol at age eight.
He put his prison experience to good use in his writings.
He influenced several songs by the Pogues.
He coined the quip, 'Critics are like eunuchs in a harem: they know how it's done, they see it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alcohol Contributed to My Death
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 08]
• Criminals
• I Did Not Graduate High School [A-B]
• I Died in 1964 (Ranked: 41)
• I Have Diabetes
• I was a Teenage Alcoholic
• Look at Me, I'm Thirsty
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught with Alcohol
• Profiles 21751-22000 (Ranked: 21958)
• Residents of the Hotel Chelsea
• Satirists and Wits

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 210 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 123 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 56.76% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 70.97% Annoying