The Resume

(February 7, 1908-August 14, 1973)
Born in Mason County, Texas
Best known for writing ‘Old Yeller’ (1956)
Also wrote two sequels ‘Savage Sam’ (1962) and ‘Little Arliss’ (published posthumously, 1978)
Wrote the novels ‘Hound Dog Man’ (1949), ‘The Home Place’ (1950), ‘Cowhand: The Story of a Working Cowboy’ (1953), and ‘Recollection Creek’ (1955)

Why he might be annoying:

He became a heavy drinker, prone to fits of rage, which helped break up his first marriage.
His second marriage lasted less than a year.
He traumatized generations of children when Disney adapted ‘Old Yeller’ into (as Phoebe Buffay described it) a ‘sick doggie snuff film.’

Why he might not be annoying:

He felt most children’s books were too sweet and needed a dose of realism.
‘Old Yeller’ won the Young Readers’ Choice Award (1959).
He was elected president of the Texas Institute of Letters (1960).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 82]
• Children's Book Authors
• College Drop Outs
• I am a Texan
• I Attended University of Texas-Austin
• I Died in 1973 (Ranked: 65)
• I Married and Divorced in the Same Calender Year
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Write Bildungsroman
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Newspaper Journalists/Editors/Publishers
• Our Marriage Didn't Make It To Our First Anniversary
• Profiles 51501-51750 (Ranked: 51505)
• Walt Disney Turned My Book Into a Movie

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying