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Donn Beach

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Restaurateur

The Resume

    (February 22, 1907-June 7, 1989)
    Born in United States
    Also known as 'Don the Beachcomber'
    Birth name was Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt
    Father of the 'tiki bar'
    Died of liver cancer at 81

Why he might be annoying:

    His name sounds like a vacation spot.
    He worked as a bootlegger during Prohibition.
    He and Victor J. 'Trader Vic' Bergeron had an amicable rivalry over who invented the Mai Tai cocktail.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in World War II, receiving a Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
    He created the pu pu platter, Tahitian Rum Punch, the Zombie and nearly a hundred other drinks.
    His Polynesian-style restaurants regained popularity in the 2000s.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 37.84% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 37 Votes: 62.16% Annoying