The Resume

(July 10, 1931-December 26, 2019)
Born in New York City, New York
Wrote the music and lyrics for 'Milk and Honey' (1961), 'Hello Dolly' (1964), 'Mame' (1966), 'Dear World' (1969), 'Mack & Mabel' (1974), 'The Grand Tour' (1979) and 'La Cage aux Folles' (1983)
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1982)
Received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

He never learned to read music.
He was sued for plagiarism; according to the suit, the first four bars of ‘Hello Dolly’ were identical to the refrain of a Mack David song called ‘Sunflower.’
He wrote the title song for ‘Barney’s Big Adventure.’
His musical approach has often been described as old-fashioned, especially when compared to contemporaries like Stephen Sondheim.

Why he might not be annoying:

He claimed to have never even heard ‘Sunflower’ before the lawsuit, but was persuaded to agree to an out of court settlement to keep the case from delaying the adaptation of ‘Hello Dolly’ into a film.
In 1969, he became the first composer/lyricist with three shows running simultaneously on Broadway: ‘Hello Dolly,’ ‘Mame’ and ‘Dear World.’
Carol Channing said, ‘When they passed out talent, Jerry stood in line twice.’
Accepting the Tony for Best Score for ‘La Cage aux Folles,’ he said, ‘There’s been a rumor that the simple, hummable show tune is dead on Broadway. Well, it’s alive and well at the Palace.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 50]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7101931)
• Dalida Covered My Song
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Grammy for Song of the Year (Ranked: 1965)
• I Attended University of Miami [Florida]
• I Died in 2019 (Ranked: 88)
• I Do Yoga
• I Have AIDS/HIV
• Jewish Composers of Christmas Songs
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 2010)
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Tony
• Look at Me, I'm with Angela Lansbury
• Profiles 34751-35000 (Ranked: 34978)
• Residents of Greenwhich Village [New York City]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20191226)
• Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying