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Linda Goodman

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The Resume

    (April 9, 1925-October 21, 1995)
    Born in Morgantown, West Virginia
    Birth name was Mary Alice Kemery
    Took the name Linda from a World War 2 radio show she worked for called ‘Love Letters from Linda’
    Wrote ‘Linda Goodman’s Sun Signs’ (1968), ‘Linda Goodman’s Love Signs’ (1978) and ‘Linda Goodman’s Star Signs’ (1988)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was domineering and short—tempered.
    She kept her birth date a secret, even from her children.
    She believed her deceased daughter Sally had actually been kidnapped and was being held captive by the C.I.A. or gangsters.
    She also believed Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Howard Hughes were still alive.
    She seldom wore watches because she didn't believe in time.
    She refused to treat her diabetes with conventional medicine, which led to amputations and death.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was a speechwriter for Whitney Young, a black civil rights activist.
    She greatly popularized astronomy and New Age beliefs.
    She was unable to accept her daughter’s suicide and spent thousands of dollars searching for her the rest of her life.
    She also lost three other children as babies.
    She gave away half of her income to animal rights and environmental groups.
    At 48, she had an affair with a 26-year-old marine biologist.
    She developed a religion called ‘Mannitou’ that mingled Native American beliefs with St. Francis of Assisi's writings.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 44 Votes: 61.36% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 67 Votes: 67.16% Annoying