#OTD in 1916 – Birth of John Herbert ‘Jackie’ Gleason in Brooklyn, NY.
‘It wasn’t an act of God, it was an act of Guinness’. –Jackie Gleason on Brendan Behan
Gleason, nicknamed ‘The Great One’, was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style. His parents were Mae ‘Maisie’ (née Kelly), from Farranree, Co Cork, and Herbert Walton ‘Herb’ Gleason, an Irish-American insurance auditor.
He was in such movies as ‘The Hustler’, ‘Requiem for a Heavyweight’, ‘Skidoo’,…
Three figures are in a private building. One dressed in robes and one in a suit are kneeling respectively towards the other figure, who is much larger and magnificent, with thick antlers protruding from his forehead.
"Tomorrow night," the grand figure spoke, "Is the supermoon. It'll be our only chance to crush our enemies and strike fear into any stragglers and cowards."
He turned to the robed man. "Father Proctor, I want you and the other DeepWoodlanders to prepare to go all out. Transform our opposition, and maul any others."
He then turned to the suited man. "High Priest, I want you to set up a trap at every worship establishment the Church of the High Moon runs. The enemy does not know of your involvement with the Deep Woods, and we will use that to our advantage. Lure them in with promises of protection, and keep them safe and sound for us to deal with later."
With that the imposing figure turned around. Father Proctor and the High Priest got up and left, to prepare for the next day.
"Tomorrow is the day that the forest will be safe from the Anti-Werewolf League and their prejudice. No more will they harm us, no more will they destroy the land, and no more Phalanges will be killed. And as for their leader.
I will make his torture one of my greatest memories."