The Resume

(December 8, 1862-June 5, 1921)
Born in Paris, France
Known for his farces, including 'Ladies' Tailor' (1886), 'The Free Exchange Hotel' (1894), 'The Lady from Maxim's' (1899), 'A Flea in Her Ear' (1907), and 'Look After Amelie' (1908)

Why he might be annoying:

It was rumored that his father actually was Emperor Napoleon III.
He wrote 'The Ribbon' (1894), about a man desperately trying to get appointed to the Legion of Honor at the same time he was angling for an appointment himself.
His one attempt at writing the libretto for a serious opera, 'Le Ballet de Josephine' (1902), was a flop (1902).
Despite the success of his plays, he was often in financial trouble due to his gambling.
He went mad from tertiary syphilis and spent his last years confined in an asylum.

Why he might not be annoying:

His mother said, 'How can anyone be stupid enough to believe that a boy as intelligent as my Georges in the son of that idiotic emperor?'
The critic from 'Le Figaro' wrote about 'Ladies' Tailor,' 'I laughed at it from ten o'clock to midnight. I laughed about it throughout the journey from the theater to Le Figaro. And I am still laughing about it.'
He is generally held to be second only to Moliere as a French writer of comedies.
His plays have been staples of the Comedie Francaise into the 21st century.
His image was used to illustrate the Larousse Encyclopedia's entry for 'mustache.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 84]
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Contracted Syphilis [Some Rumored]
• I Died in 1921 (Ranked: 58)
• I Need to Place a Wager
• I'm Buried at Montmartre Cemetery in Paris
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Male Cigar Smokers
• Mustaches
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Playwrights
• Profiles 53001-53250 (Ranked: 53202)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 114 Votes: 51.75% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying