The Resume

(May 16, 1916-October 14, 1997)
Born in New York City, New York
Birth name is Harold Rubin
Wrote ‘The Dream Merchants’ (1949), ’79 Park Avenue’ (1955), ‘The Carpetbaggers’ (1961), ‘The Lonely Lady’ (1976), ‘Descent from Xanadu’ (1984) and ‘Tycoon’ (1997)
Studio executive for Universal Pictures

Why he might be annoying:

He falsely claimed he was brought up in an orphanage.
He also lied about his first wife being killed by a diseased parrot.
His books are better known for their explicit sex and profanity than their literary qualities.
Many of his characters are barely disguised real people such as Howard Hughes.
He described Ernest Hemingway as a ‘jerk.’
He bought his second wife 14 carat gold fingernails.
He hosted orgies and drug parties at his Hollywood mansion.

Why he might not be annoying:

He made a million dollars by age 20 selling sugar (but soon lost it).
He wrote his first book after a bet he could churn out something better than typical Hollywood schlock.
He locked himself in hotel rooms with no room service to force himself to write.
Hip trouble left him confined to a wheelchair at age 66.
His divorces depleted much of his fortune.
He said, ‘When I’m gone, they can grill me and throw the ashes where they please, say what they like.’

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 3]
• Hollywood Walk of Fame Gazebo
• I Abused Cocaine
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died in 1997 (Ranked: 81)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I Married at Least Five Times [I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do!]
• I Was in an Orphanage
• I Write Pulp Fiction
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Look at My Book Cover
• Men who Dress like Pimps
• Profiles 22501-22750 (Ranked: 22556)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 77.27% Annoying