The Resume

(June 10, 1926-July 4, 2005)
Born in Rock Island, Illinois
Birth name was Beverly Jane Stovenour
Nickname was The Pocket Grable (5 feet, 2 inches)
34-23-35 (1953 measurements)
Acted in 'The Gang's All Here (1943),' 'Home in Indiana (1944),' 'Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944),' 'Where Do We Go from Here? (1945),' 'The Dolly Sisters (1945),' 'Three Little Girls in Blue (1946),' 'Wake Up and Dream (1946),' 'Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948),' 'Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949),' 'The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950),' 'Love Nest (1951)' and 'The Girl Next Door (1953)'
Wife of actor Fred MacMurray (1954-91)
Died of respiratory failure at age 79

Why she might be annoying:

She was a child prodigy, starring on her own radio show at age 11.
She divorced her first husband after one year of marriage (1947-48).
She appeared in 1945's 'Where Do We Go from Here?' with her nine years in the future husband.
She was being groomed by 20th Century Fox Studio to become the next Betty Grable but stunned everyone by abruptly quitting the business in 1953.
In February 1953, she joined a convent in Xavier, Kansas to become a nun, but September of the same year changed her mind and quit.
For some reason, her last media appearance was in the 2001 TV event 'Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration.'

Why she might not be annoying:

At age seven, she played piano with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
She had a velvety voice and sang in 10 of the 15 movies she acted in (yes, they were musicals).
She was the star in 1948's 'Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!' which was Marilyn Monroe's film debut.
She was engaged to a studio dentist in 1952, but he died of complications from surgery before they could marry.
She and MacMurray adopted twin daughters.
She launched a second career as a successful interior decorator.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• Charlie's Angels' Hair
• I Adopted a Child
• I Attended Beverly Hills High School
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Diary of Anne Frank' [1959]
• I Converted to Catholicism
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 79)
• I Died on the Fourth of July (Ranked: 2005)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Lived in Brentwood
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Married My Co-Star
• I Portrayed Myself
• I'm Buried at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Cemetery [Culver City, Ca]
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female A-K
• Look at Me, I'm Relaxing
• Names that are Dates
• Parents of Twins
• Platinum Blondes
• Profiles 25001-25250 (Ranked: 25250)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 08]
• Vicki Lawrence Impersonations
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20050704)
• World War II Pin-up Girls

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 596 Votes: 46.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 62 Votes: 37.10% Annoying