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Gail Sheehy

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The Resume

    (November 27, 1937-August 24, 2020)
    Born in Mamaroneck, New York
    Contributor to Vanity Fair
    Wrote 'Passages,' 'Pathfinders,' 'Sex and the Seasoned Woman' and 'Hillary's Choice'

Why she might be annoying:

    She followed the success of 'Passages' with similar titles, such as 'Understanding Men's Passages,' 'The Silent Passage: Menopause' and 'Passages in Caregiving.'
    Psychologist Roger Gould sued her for plagiarizing his work in 'Passages'; the suit was settled with Gould receiving 10% of the royalties.
    In a Vanity Fair profile, she quoted Hillary Clinton complaining about the press not investigating rumors of adultery by George H.W. Bush, even though Hillary had clearly declared the comments off the record (1992).

Why she might not be annoying:

    'Passages' was named one of the 10 most influential books in a survey of readers by the Library of Congress.
    She won a Washington Journalism Review Award for best magazine writer.
    She said of the Clinton flap, 'I don't think you tell a journalist about a private conversation if you don't want to have it printed.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 81.82% Annoying