A stop-motion animator known as Pes, while doing research for a short film in Woodlawn Cemetary, stumbled across a headstone which read as follows:
“GEORGE S. MILLITT
Lost life by stab in falling on
ink eraser, evading six young
women trying to give him
birthday kisses in office
metropolitan life building.”Naturally curious about the incident, he did a little homework and found this 1909 article from the New York Times.
God rest his soul. What a strange way to go.
Luke, by the way, made my heart swell with paternal pride. He had to write a paper to persuade for his debate class and he opted to argue for why the Oscars are a waste of time.
His title: “I Wish There Were No Oscar-Mired Winners”.