The Resume

(July 10, 1912-June 13, 2004)
Murdered in Los Angeles
Wrote for the Abbott and Costello film series, 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' and 'Rawhide'

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of UCLA and began working as a dancer in films during the 1930s.
He joined the Communist Party (1939).
Born Jewish, he later became an Atheist.
He invoked the 5th Amendment during the McCarthy Hearings (1951). He was then blacklisted.
He protested Elia Kazan's lifetime achievement Oscar (1999).
His name sounds close to General Robert E. Lee.

Why he might not be annoying:

He left UCLA due to financial hardship.
He co-founded the Screenwriters Guild of America.
During World War II, he wrote numerous War Bond films, and received a commendation for his work.
After being blacklisted, he was forced to write under the pseudonym 'J.E. Selby.'
His wife died from cancer (1982).
He stood up for civil liberties and personal loyalty.
Just weeks short of his birthday, a meth-addicted former go-go boy, Keven Graff, broke into his home and decapitated him.

Credit: BC

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 02]
• Blacklisted
• I Died in 2004 (Ranked: 91)
• I Lost My Head [Decapitation]
• I was Murdered
• Look at Me, Hmmm, I'm Thinking
• Profiles 15751-16000 (Ranked: 15993)

Year In Review:

In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 52 Votes: 63.46% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 101 Votes: 54.46% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying