Shining, The

Characters List:

Character Name Description

Casey
 The engineer in the poem "The Wreck of the Old 97'."

Chug-Chug
 Childhood invisible friend of Dr Bill Edmonds

Dick
 Character in Danny's first grade primer

Jane
 Character in Danny's first grade primer

Jip
 Character in Danny's first grade primer.

McTeague
 The dentist in the Frank Norris novel, McTeague.

National Observer Man
 Unnamed man who vomited into his National Observer magazine on Flight 196.

Pepys
 English writer.

Pooh
 Danny's stuffed toy.

Wendy's mother
 She lived in New Hampshire.

?, Aileen
 Sister of Wendy Torrance.

?, Andy
 Friend of James Torrance in Stovington

?, Brent
 Went to nursery school with Danny Torrance in Stovington.

?, Darla
 At the overlook party in 1945

?, Elaine
 Girlfriend of Tom

?, Jana
 Fictitious girl Hallorann said told him about his fictitious son's accident in Colorado.

?, Lloyd
 Bartender in the Overlook

?, Mike
 Worked at the Overlook

?, Roger
 Dressed as a dog in the Overlook at the 1945 party.

?, Sally
 Worked at the Overlook

?, Sally
 Assistant of Dr Edmonds in Sidewinder.

?, Tom
 Lived above Jack and Wendy in Boulder. Boyfriend of Elaine.

?, Tommy
 Jack Torrance found a letter written to Tommy back in 1934, in the Overlook basement

?, Tony
 Danny's invisible playmate that made the word "redrum" famous. He shows Danny things that will happen, both good and bad. He is really an older version of Danny himself. The name Tony is simply a shortening of Danny's middle name Anthony.

Aaronson, Mr.
 Father of Scott. Teacher at Stovington Academy.

Aaronson, Mrs.
 Mother of Scott.

Aaronson, Scott
 Friend of Danny Torrance in Stovington

Anderson, Jack
 Reporter with low morals.

Astor, ?
 Visited the Overlook

Bach
 Classical German composer.

Baedecker, ?
 Helped Dick Hallorann in Florida

Bartok
 Classical Hungarian composer.

Battaglia, Charles (Baby Charlie)
 Mobster friend of Charles Grondin.

Beatrice, Sister
 Jack Torrance's Catechism teacher

Bellboys, The
 The unnamed young men who carried guests' luggage at the Overlook.

Benson, Gary
 Character in Jack Torrance's play

Boorman, Victor T.
 Shot at the Overlook in 1966. Bodyguard of Gienelli

Boston Strangler, The
 Watson told Jack that Ullman would have hired the Boston Strangler, if he'd have worked for the minimum wage.

Bows, Dick
 1964 State Representative from Golden

Braddock, ?
 Head Desk Clerk at the Overlook Hotel

Brannigar, Josh
 Reporter

Brant, Mrs.
 Guest at the Overlook on closing day.

Bruckner, ?
 School department head at Stovington Academy

Capote, Truman
 Visited the overlook

Chamberlain, Neville
 Mentioned in passing

Checker at the Market, The
 Person at a Sidewinder Market who told Wendy about the doctor in town.

Cochran, Eddie
 Recording artist.

Conklin, Rodney
 Financial editor of a paper.

Cottrell, Howard
 Snowplow driver that helped Hallorann

Crommert, Mr.
 Worked for the school board as headmaster of Stovington Academy.

DeLong, Paul (Monkey)
 Child Molester in one of Jack Torrance's stories

Denker, ?
 Character in Jack Torrance's play

Derwent, Horace M. (Harry)
 Millionaire inventor, pilot, film producer and entrepreneur that owned the Overlook 1945-1970. He was married to Sylvia Derwent from 1942-1948.

Derwent, Sylvia Hunter
 Wife of Horace Derwent from 1942 until 1948. Owned the Overlook from 1967 until 1968

Doctorow, E.L.
 Author of "Welcome to Hard Times"

Donner Party, The
 PeopIe who were snowbound in the Sierra Nevadas. They resorted to cannibalism in order to stay alive.

Dupont, ?
 Visited the Overlook

Durkin, Larry
 Owner of a Conoco service station in Sidewinder.

Edmonds, Dr. Bill
 Doctor in Sidewinder.

Effinger, Harry
 Worked for the school board at Stovington Academy.

Felton, David
 Features editor for a Denver paper.

Finkel, Henry
 Ran the Top Marks for Horace Derwent in the 1930's.

Ford, Henry
 Visited the overlook in 1927

Four Writers, The
 In 1961, four unnamed writers (two of whom were Pulitzer Prize Winners) leased the Overlook and reopened it as a writer's school.

Gable, Clarke
 Visited the Overlook.

Galahad, Sir Wendy Torrance imagined that a soap opera hero or Sir GaIahad would com
 

Gienelli, Vittorio (Vito the Chopper)
 Mobster and guest of the Overlook in 1944. Shot in the Overlook in June 1966.

Grady, Delbert A.
 drunk, who was in charge of the Overlook during the winter of 1970-1971, went mad and killed his 2 daughters (8 and 6) with a hatchet, and his wife with a shotgun before committing suicide with the shotgun.

Grimmer, ?
 Character in one of Jack Torrance's stories

Grondin, Charles
 Headed the purchase of the Overlook from Derwent in 1952, then was later part of High Country Investments that again purchased the Overlook in 1963.

Gunther, John
 His son had a brain tumor.

Hall, Mr.
 Name used by Dick Hallorann to the sheriff Tom Staunton.

Hallorann, ?
 Fictitious boy Hallorann made up as an excuse to get back to Colorado.

Hallorann, Carl
 Brother of Dick.

Hallorann, Dick
 The cook at the Overlook. He had the "shine".

Hallorann, Mrs.
 Mother of Dick and Carl Hallorann.

Harding, President
 Stayed in the Presidential Suite at the Overlook. Former USA President

Harding, Warren G.
 Guest in the Overlook in 1922.

Harlow, Jean
 Visited the Overlook in 1930

Hatfield, Brian
 Father of George. Corporation Lawyer

Hatfield, George
 A promising debate student at Stovington Academy. Son of Brian Hatfield.

Hollis, Wally
 Told Jack Torrance about Vic Stenger's nervous breakdown

Houghton, Archer
 County Coroner bribed to change the cause of death from Suicide to accidental death for Mrs. Massey - the woman found dead in room 217.

Hunter, Sylvia
 Maiden name of Sylvia Derwent.

Jackson, Shirley Author of The Legend of Hill House .
 

Leffing, Robert T.
 Spokesman for High Country Investments

Lincoln, Abraham
 Former USA President

Lombard, Carole
 Visited the Overlook

Longfellow
 American poet.

Macassi, Roger
 Gienelli's bodyguard that was shot in June 1966

Massey, Mr.
 Lawyer husband of Mrs Massey.

Massey, Mrs.
 Found dead in the bath of room 217.

Masterton, Frank
 Part owner of One-A Wholesale Vegetable Mart in Florida. Friend of Dick Hallorann

McIver, ?
 Lawyer used by Hallorann to make his will in Florida.

Miller, Arthur
 Visited the Overlook. Husband of Marilyn.

Monroe, Marilyn
 Visited the Overlook. Wife of Arthur Miller

Moorer, Benjamin
 State trooper that found Gienelli, Boorman and Macassi's bodies in the Overlook in 1966.

Morgan, Jack (Dutchy)
 Supposedly killed by Charles

Morris, Margery
 14 year old actress that worked for the Top Mark Studio before she died of a heroin overdose in 1934.

Nevers, Mr.
 Dick Hallorann's apprentice at the Overlook

Nixon, Richard
 Visited the Overlook and stayed in the Presidential Suite. Former USA President

Norman, Robert
 Manager of the Overlook in 1966

O'Casey, Sean Phyllis Sandler
 Jack's agent, thought the literary sun rose and set on Sean O'Casey.

O'Neill, Eugene
 Mentioned in passing by Jack Torrance

Olson, Charles
 Poet discussed in Jack Torrance's English classes.

Pillsbury Dough-Boy, The
 Wendy thought a chef should look like the Pillsbury Dough-Boy.

Porsky, Mr.
 Mentioned in a debate by George Hatfield

Prashkin, Carl (Jimmy Ricks)
 Heir to Gienelli.

Queems, ?
 Manager where Dick Hallorann worked in Florida

Redford, Robert
 Actor that was compared to George Hatfield.

Rockefeller, Nelson
 Visited the Overlook in 1950

Roosevelt, Franklin D.
 Visited the Overlook and stayed in the Presidential Suite. Former USA President

Ryan, Nolan
 Baseball Player

Sandler, Phyllis
 Jack Torrance's agent in New York.

Scarne, Richard
 Owner of Fun Time Automatic Machines and a mobster. Guest in the Overlook in 1964.

Scoffy, Frank
 Killed by Vito Gienelli

Shockley, Albert
 Close friend of the Torrance family

Shockley, Arthur Longley
 Father of Albert.

Stani, Corbat
 Designer that stayed in the Overlook in 1957

Staunton, Tom
 Ranger that Dick Hallorann spoke to about the Torrance family

Stenger, Robin
 In nursery school with Danny Torrance in Stovington. Son of Vic.

Stenger, Vic
 Father of Robin. Teacher with Jack Torrance at Stovington Academy.

Strong, Miss
 French Teacher at Stovington Academy.

Three Mountain Climbers, The
 The three unnamed men who tried to climb the north face of King's Ram in Colorado.

Three Nuns, The
 They sat on a sofa in the lobby of the Overlook the day the Torrances arrived at the hotel. .

Torrance, Becky
 Older sister of Jack Torrance.

Torrance, Brett
 Oldest brother of Jack.

Torrance, Daniel Anthony (Danny or Doc)
 Son of Jack and Wendy. He could read peoples minds or thoughts, and he was wanted by the Overlook.

Torrance, John Daniel (Jack)
 Danny's father. Husband of Wendy

Torrance, Mark Anthony
 Father of Jack, Becky, Brett and Mike.

Torrance, Mike
 Brother of Jack. Second oldest

Torrance, Winnifred (Wendy)
 Danny's mother.

Trent, Mr.
 Manager of Surf-Sand resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Tunney, Zack
 Friend of Jack Torrance. Teacher at Stovington Academy.

Ullman, Stuart
 Manager of the Overlook.

Vanderbilt, ?
 Visited the overlook

Vecker, Carlton
 Passenger who didn't show up for Flight 196 to Denver. Hallorann got his seat..

Vickery, Delores
 Chambermaid at the Overlook Hotel.

VW Family, The
 The family that had an accident on their way to Albuquerque.

Walpole, Horace
 Writer mentioned my Wendy Torrance.

Watson, ? Grandson of Robert Watson. Does the summer maintenance on the Overlook
 

Watson, Boyd
 Not mentioned by name. Son of Robert T Watson.

Watson, Mr.
 Father of the current caretaker, Watson. Son of Robert Watson.

Watson, Mrs.
 Mother of the current caretaker, Watson.

Watson, Robert Townley (Bob)
 Built the Overlook in 1907. Grandfather of Watson, the present maintenance man.

Wilson, President
 Visited the Overlook and stayed in the Presidential Suite. Former USA President

Woman, The
 Unnamed woman on Flight 196 (Hallorann's flight back to Colorado) who burst into tears and said the plane was going to crash.

Zanuck, Darryl F.
 Guest in the Overlook in 1956

Zeiss, Peter (Poppa)
 Miami-based importer