The Resume

(September 11, 1927-June 19, 1996)
Born in Gloversville, New York
Birth name was Gerard David Schine
Heir to a hotel chain fortune
Unpaid consultant for Joseph McCarthy
Accusations that McCarthy pressured the Army for special treatment for Schine led to the Army-McCarthy hearings (1954)
Died in the crash of a private plane piloted by his son

Why he might be annoying:

He and Roy Cohn toured Europe at taxpayers' expense looking for subversive literature in US Information Agency libraries.
After Schine was drafted, Cohn demanded that Schine be given light duties and extra leave and that he not be assigned overseas.
Cohn allegedly threatened to 'wreck the Army' if his demands were not met.
He and Cohn unsuccessfully sued NBC for defamation over their portrayal in the TV movie 'Tailgunner Joe' (1977).

Why he might not be annoying:

During the hearings, he was the most famous private in the US Army.
He made a cameo appearance in Batman (1968).
He was executive producer of the Oscar-winning film 'The French Connection' (1971).
He married a former Miss Universe, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born on September 11th (Ranked: 1927)
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 6)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 13]
• Cold War Participants
• I am Known by My Initials
• I Attended Harvard
• I Attended Phillips Academy [Andover, Massachusetts]
• I Died in 1996 (Ranked: 68)
• I Died While Flying
• I'm Buried at Pierce Brothers' Westwood Memorial Park [Calif]
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Parents of Twins
• Profiles 23251-23500 (Ranked: 23365)
• Villains and Heroes of Batman

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 74.51% Annoying