The Resume

(January 8, 1904-February 22, 1968)
Born in New York City, New York
Birth name was Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
Artist for 'The New Yorker' (1925-68)
Designed 99 covers

Why he might be annoying:

He was expelled from the Latin class at Hotchkiss for spending his time sketching the lecturer instead of paying attention to the lessons.
He was considering giving up art and joining a band when 'The New Yorker' accepted his first cartoon,
He was dating teenagers in his later 30s and early 40s.
He was a regular customer at Polly Adler's whorehouse.
He was a chain smoker, which probably contributed to his death from emphysema.
He said about his drawing, 'You don't do good work of this sort unless you're mad at something.'

Why he might not be annoying:

When he used a curse word, his father boxed his ears so hard that he trouble hearing for the next three days.
He played a key role in establishing The New Yorker's reputation for sophisticated humor.
Original celebutante Brenda Frazier chose him to be her escort at her coming out ball.
He guest starred in the radio series 'The Adventures of Ellery Queen' as an 'armchair detective' who helps the titular sleuth solve a case.
The caption for one of his cartoon coined the phrase 'back to the old drawing board.'
Hugh Hefner tried to lure him over to 'Playboy.'
Fellow New Yorker contributor Roger Angell called him 'the magazine's first genius.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 88]
• Cartoonists
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1081904)
• I Attended Hotchkiss [Lakeville, Connecticut]
• I Attended Yale
• I Died in 1968 (Ranked: 64)
• I Have Emphysema
• I'm Buried at Kensico Cemetery [Valhalla, New York]
• Look at Me, I'm Writing
• My Dad was Violent/Abusive
• Profiles 54501-54750 (Ranked: 54581)
• Residents of Greenwhich Village [New York City]
• Whores and Johns

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying