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Suzy Parker Dillman

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Model

The Resume

    (October 28, 1932-May 3, 2003)
    Born in Queens, New York
    Raised in San Antonio, Texas
    Died in Montecito, California
    Birth name is Cecilia Ann Renee Parker
    Film credits include ‘Funny Face (1957),’ ‘The Best of Everything (1959)’ and ‘Circle of Deception (1960)’

Why she might be annoying:

    Eileen Ford deemed her too tall — at five nine!
    She hated the runway (‘I can’t walk across a room without falling over!’).
    Photographer Horst Horst complained that she talked too much to get a good shot of her.
    She regarded pinball as her favorite indoor sport.
    Parker Posey was named for her.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She began modeling at age 14.
    She never claimed to model for anything other than the money.
    She met future husband Bradford Dillman on the set of ‘Circle of Deception.’ They remained married until she died.
    Her earnings made her the first model to exceed $100/hour and $100 K/year.
    Unlike her fellows, she was outspoken about the topics of the day.
    Diana Vreeland’s biographer called her ‘the’ model of the 1950s.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 35 Votes: 77.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 56 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 41.30% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 90 Votes: 32.22% Annoying