Jack Torrance never won any "father of the year"
awards. 
Torrance, as you may recall, was the author in Stephen
King's "The Shining," who, having moved his family to a deserted
hotel to write the great American novel, loses his mind and, ultimately, his
life.
The fate of his son, Danny, varies from book to movie, but
let's just say that papa Jack won't be getting any "World's Greatest
Dad" coffee cups.
Ever wonder what happened to Torrance's novel, immortalized
in the book/novel as page after page of, "All work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy," repeated ad infinitum?
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