The Resume

(April 28, 1922-February 2, 1987)
Born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Scottish author, famous for his electrifying adventure novels like 'The Guns of Navarone,' 'Ice Station Zebra' and 'Where Eagles Dare'
Published 28 novels, a collection of short stories and biographies of Lawrence of Arabia and explorer James Cook
Graduate of the University of Glasgow

Why he might be annoying:

He was an alcoholic.
Late in life, he claimed to have been captured and tortured by the Japanese during WWII.
He used many of the same stock and stereotypical characters in his books (i.e., the gritty indestructible hero and the smarmy villain with a hulking henchman).
His later works were decidedly uninspired.
He sometimes used pseudonyms including (for a Scotsman) the very unimaginative Ian Stuart.
His popularity has dropped dramatically since his heyday and none of his books are in print in the United States as of 2006.

Why he might not be annoying:

His major works are considered classics in the action genre.
He kept sex/romance and gadgets to a minimum, considering them distractions from the action.
He served in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific with the Royal Navy during WWII.
English was his second language after his native Gaelic.
Several highly successful movies were made from his books.
He received an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Glasgow ,from which had originally graduated in 1953.

Credit: tom_jeffords

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alcohol Contributed to My Death
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Don't Look at Me, I'm Not in My Profile Picture
• I am Scottish
• I Attended University of Glasgow
• I Died in 1987 (Ranked: 65)
• I Don't Pull Punches
• I Have Dementia/Alzheimer's
• I Last Saw My Shadow on Groundhog's Day [Died on February 2nd] (Ranked: 1987)
• I Made a Biased Comment in Public [Some Alleged]
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• Look at My Book Cover
• Profiles 25751-26000 (Ranked: 25947)
• Tom Jefford's Profiles [Series 01]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 54 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 147 Votes: 48.30% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 118 Votes: 49.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 36.36% Annoying