The Resume

(September 13, 1876-March 8, 1941)
Born in Camden, Ohio
Wrote 'Windy McPherson's Son (1916),' 'Winesburg, Ohio (1919),' 'Poor White (1920),' 'The Triumphs of the Egg (1921),' 'Dark Laughter (1925),' 'Tar, a Midwest Childhood (1926)' and 'Puzzled America (1935)'

Why he might be annoying:

He vanished for four days after a mental breakdown.
He abandoned his wife and children to become a writer.
'Dark Laughter' was satirized by Ernest Hemingway.
He called homosexuals 'the less vigorous men.'
He described himself as 'the shivering legs of a little lost catfish.'
He was married four times.

Why he might not be annoying:

His characters are known for their psychological complexity.
He left school at 14 to help support his family.
At 17 he attended night school after working all day at a warehouse.
He recognized the therapeutic benefit of writing.
He promoted awareness of labor issues in the 1930's.
He died of peritonitis after swallowing a toothpick.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 1]
• His and Hers
• I Died in 1941 (Ranked: 64)
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century [1998] (Ranked: 24)
• Profiles 19501-19750 (Ranked: 19676)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 56 Votes: 69.64% Annoying