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Lester Dent

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The Resume

    (October 12, 1904-March 11, 1959)
    Born in La Plata, Missouri
    Creator and author of the 'Doc Savage' series of pulp fiction novels

Why he might be annoying:

    His books had a lot of goofy gadgets in them.
    He endorsed the brainwashing of criminals using surgery if necessary.
    The Doc Savage books were almost self-parodying from the beginning.
    He was forced by his publisher to use the pen name Kenneth Robeson and received credit as author for only one of the Doc Savage books.
    He wrote only four books other than Doc Savage.
    The movie 'Doc Savage: Man of Bronze' and an episode of the TV series 'Wagon Train' are his only works to be filmed.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is one of the most successful and popular authors of all time.
    He was quite the adventurer is his spare time; sailor, mountain climber, pilot, and would often work at a blue collar job during the day and write at night. Being six foot two and 200 plus pounds he didn't hear many jokes about being a sissy writer.
    In 1926, he was making $500 a month, and in 1932, $750 a month as a writer, both incredible sums for writers at the time.
    He wrote 161 of the 181 Doc Savage books. Usually taking a month per book.
    He went to a one room school house growing up.
    He was a college graduate and started out as a telegraph operator, and later, instructor.
    Doc Savage has been the inspiration of innumerable other fictional characters including; Jonny Quest's Race Bannon character, Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Batman.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 85 Votes: 45.88% Annoying