After decades of mystery, the original image — sans jack. · it’s one of the most iconic photographs ever to appear in a film: · dead centre stands jack torrance — played by jack nicholson — smiling in a crowd of partygoers. The legendary group photo “proving” that jack nicholson ’s jack torrance never really left the overlook hotel in “the shining ” has been finally found in real life, 45 years later. The mystery is solved. · iconic ‘the shining ’ photograph is traced back to a real-life 1921 valentine ’ s day dance in london. · the photo is from a valentine ’ s dance held on 14 february 1921 at the empress ballroom in the royal palace hotel in london. · the legendary group photo “proving” that jack nicholson ’s jack torrance never really left the overlook hotel in “the shining ” has been finally found in real life, 45 years later. It was a real photo from the 1920s, and. But the photo wasnt taken on set with extras. The haunting group portrait that closes the shining (1980). The photograph of the overlook hotel july 4th ball is an original 1921 photo featuring dancer santos casani, onto whom jack nicholson s face was superimposed and airbrushed. · the original photograph that appeared altered at the end of the shining with the face of jack nicholson s character has been found:
