The Resume

(September 29, 1899-June 12, 1980)
Born in Cape Town, South Africa
Established a series of amusement parks and holiday camps in Great Britain
Incorporated as Butlins Ltd. (1937)
Knighted (1964)

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of school at age 14.
He lied about his age to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force at age 15.
His second wife was his first wife's niece.
His attempt to expand his holiday camp empire to the Bahamas during the 1950s was a failure.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a bugler with the Canadian army in Europe during World War I.
He secured the exclusive license to sell bumper cars in Europe (1928).
He popularized his camps with the slogan 'A week's vacation for a week's wages.'
When his company went public, shares sold out in five minutes.
During World War II, his holiday camps were requisitioned by the British armed forces for training camps.
Also during World War II, he was consulted by the Ministry of Supply on how to improve worker morale in munitions factories.
He donated £100,000 to establish a fund to benefit police officers disabled while on duty (1966).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A Rose was Named in My Honor
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 86]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9291899)
• I Did Not Graduate High School [A-B]
• I Died in 1980 (Ranked: 80)
• I Fathered Children With At Least Three Women
• I Lied About My Age - I Made Myself Older
• I Married in 1975
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• Knights
• Look at Me, I'm Smooching
• My Name, My Company
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Younger than Me
• Profiles 53751-54000 (Ranked: 53835)
• Served in World War I
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19800612)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying