The Resume

(August 10, 1894-July 16, 1936)
Born in Manhattan, New York
Best known for directing 'The Jazz Singer' (1927)
Also directed 'Kidnapped' (1917), 'The Flapper' (1920), 'Under the Red Robe' (1923), 'Bobbed Hair' (1925), 'Don Juan' (1926), 'Viennese Nights' (1930), 'The Case of the Howling Dog' (1934), and 'The Case of the Black Cat' (1935)
Died in an auto accident on Sunset Boulevard

Why he might be annoying:

He married and divorced twice.
He spoke with an affected Anglo-American accent.
Despite the historic importance and box office success of 'The Jazz Singer,' he quickly faded to the ranks of B-list directors during the sound era.
His grave went unmarked for 67 years until the Hollywood Underground donated a headstone in 2003.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the US Army Signal Corps during World War I.
He worked his way up from being a stagehand at the Edison Film Company.
He had a reputation for working effectively with temperamental stars like Al Jolson and John and Lionel Barrymore.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AC/DC
• AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies [Directors] (Ranked: 90)
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 89]
• College Drop Outs
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Attended Dartmouth
• I Died in 1936 (Ranked: 41)
• I Died in a Car
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I'm Buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Calif]
• Profiles 54751-55000 (Ranked: 54809)
• Served in World War I
• Wannabe Brits

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying