The Resume

(April 17, 1586-circa 1639)
Born in Ilsington, England, United Kingdom
Best-known play was 'Tis Pity She's a Whore' (ca. 1629)
Other plays include 'The Witch of Edmonton,' 'The Lover's Melancholy' 'The Broken Heart,' 'Love's Sacrifice,' 'Perkin Warbeck' and 'The Lady's Trial'

Why he might be annoying:

Little is known about his personal life.
Several of his plays are lost.
He specialized in blood-soaked revenge tragedies. (Epitomized by the 'Tis Pity...' stage direction 'Enter Giovanni with a heart upon his dagger.')
Because it centers on an incestuous affair, 'Tis Pity...' was frequently banned.

Why he might not be annoying:

Several modern critics have likened him to a 17th-century Quentin Tarantino.
Peter Greenaway's film 'The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover' was inspired by 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.'
The 'New York Times' wrote that his plays are 'somehow both restrained and outrageous, shrewd and shocking.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 57]
• Don't Look at Me, I'm Not in My Profile Picture
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 654)
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Playwrights
• Profiles 36501-36750 (Ranked: 36638)

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 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying