The Resume

(April 24, 1901-April 4, 1959)
Born in Nashville, Tennessee
CEO of Pepsi-Cola (1949-59)
Fourth (and final) husband of Joan Crawford (1955-59)

Why he might be annoying:

He was divorced twice before marrying Crawford.
He defected from Coke (where he was VP of marketing) to Pepsi.
His middle name was Nu.
On the crypt he shares with Crawford, his middle initial is incorrectly written as 'M.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He launched a PR campaign to shed Pepsi's image as a poor man's soda.
Under his management, Pepsi's annual profits increased from $1.3 million to $14.2 million.
Crawford said he the only one of her husbands who truly loved her.
Crawford said, 'He wasn't as handsome as Doug or Clark or Franchot or Philip [Terry], but he had a virility, a sense of assurance, that made him the center of attention in any room.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 41]
• Coke Bottle Glasses
• I Attended Northwestern
• I Died in 1959 (Ranked: 57)
• I Make Soft Drinks
• I Probably Banged Joan Crawford
• I was Cremated
• I'm Buried at Ferncliff Cemetery [Hartsdale, NY]
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm with Joan Crawford
• Metal Names
• Profiles 32501-32750 (Ranked: 32552)
• Soda Advertisers
• We Eloped
• We Married in Las Vegas

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying