The Resume

(June 5, 1932-September 6, 1981)
Born in Dublin, Ireland
Author/poet/painter
Had cerebral palsy
Wrote the autobiography 'My Left Foot' (1954)
Wrote the novels 'Down All the Days' (1970), 'A Shadow of Summer' (1976) and 'Wild Grow the Lillies' (1978)
Wrote the poetry collections 'Come Softly to My Wake' (1971), 'Background Music' (1973) and 'Of Snails and Skylarks' (1977)
Portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis in the film 'My Left Foot' (1989)

Why he might be annoying:

He was one of 22 children (13 of whom survived infancy).
He stopped attending a clinic specializing in treating cerebral palsy because he felt uncomfortable.
His speech was difficult to understand.
He had a ten-year affair with a married woman.
He was described as living his later years in 'an angry, alcoholic haze.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was mistakenly diagnosed as mentally retarded until age five, when he grabbed a piece of chalk with his left foot to write on the floor.
He was close to his brothers, who included him in their activities as much as possible.
At age 12, he won a painting contest sponsored by the Sunday Independent.
According to a biography (2007), his wife had numerous affairs and neglected him.
Dublin gravediggers broke their strike to bury him.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Painters
• 20th Century Poets
• Alcohol Contributed to My Death
• Born in Dublin, Ireland
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 10]
• I Died by Choking
• I Died in 1981 (Ranked: 49)
• I Have Cerebral Palsy
• I Married in 1972
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• Look at Me, I'm in a Wheelchair
• Look at Me, I'm Writing
• Painters
• Poets
• Profiles 22251-22500 (Ranked: 22426)
• Someone Won an Oscar Portraying Me

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 73 Votes: 52.05% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 32.31% Annoying