The Resume

(August 19, 1946-December 20, 1997)
Born in New York City, New York
Birth name was Dawn Spielberg (no relation to Steven)
Production chief at Paramount Studios (1984-87)
President of Columbia Pictures (1987-89)
Produced 'Cool Runnings' (1993), 'Sister Act 2' (1993), 'Angus' (1995), 'Fallen' (1998) and 'City of Angels' (1998)
Wrote the biography 'They Can Kill You But They Can't Eat You' (1994)

Why she might be annoying:

She dropped out of Boston University to become a secretary.
When she got a marketing job at 'Penthouse,' she told her parents she was working for 'Mademoiselle.'
She sold novelty toilet paper imprinted with the Gucci logo, prompting a lawsuit from the designer.
Her first marriage lasted 10 months.
She cut a gay character from 'Angus' when one person yelled 'Faggot!' at the test screening.
She asked a prospective assistant, 'The last one left because I called her a cunt. Would that be a problem for you?'

Why she might not be annoying:

She was nicknamed 'The Tank' for her ability to plow through red tape and bureaucracy.
She was fired from Paramount while on maternity leave.
She considered the decision to restore and re-release the classic 'Lawrence of Arabia' one of the highlights of her tenure at Columbia.
She was the first woman to run a major Hollywood studio.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 08]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8191946)
• I Attended Boston University
• I Attended NYU
• I Died in 1997 (Ranked: 51)
• I Have a Brain Tumor [Menegioma]
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Probably Banged Richard Gere
• I'm Buried at Mount Sinai Jewish Cemetery [Hollywood, Ca]
• Man's World
• Metal Names
• Our Marriage Didn't Make It To Our First Anniversary
• Profiles 21751-22000 (Ranked: 21872)
• Short Fuses

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 78.12% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 120 Votes: 45.00% Annoying