The Resume

(May 12, 1907-April 15, 1993)
Born in Singapore
Birth name was Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin
Wrote 30+ books featuring Simon Templar, alias 'The Saint'

Why he might be annoying:

He was married four times, divorced three times.
After the Saint became a success, he took several early works and 'shamelessly rewrote them as Saint stories.'
He quit writing Saint books in 1963, but ghostwritten titles were released under his name for another two decades.

Why he might not be annoying:

His last marriage, to actress Audrey Long, lasted 41 years until his death.
Due to anti-Chinese immigration policies, he was unable to become a US citizen until Congress passed an act granting him and his daughter permanent residency.
He wrote a column on cuisine for Gourmet magazine (1966-68).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 19]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5121907)
• College Drop Outs
• I Attended Cambridge
• I Died in 1993 (Ranked: 85)
• I Died on April 15th [Death and Taxes] (Ranked: 1993)
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• Lemon Creams [Asian/Caucasian]
• Members of Mensa
• Profiles 25251-25500 (Ranked: 25496)
• Sixty-Nine

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 66 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 34.38% Annoying