# RIP Shelley Duvall **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, celebrity-death\ **Created:** [July 11, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053 "2024-07-11T15:38:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/1 "2024-07-11T15:38:04Z")
> **[Shelley Duvall, The Shining and Nashville Actress, Dies at 75](https://people.com/shelley-duvall-dead-75-7502981)** > > Shelley Duvall's partner announced that 'The Shining' actress died Thursday, July 11, at her home in Blanco, Texas. > [Shelley Duvall](https://people.com/movies/see-shelley-duvall-in-first-look-poster-for-the-forest-hills-her-first-movie-in-20-years/) has died, just days after her 75th birthday. > > _The Shining_ actress died on Thursday, July 11, at her home in Blanco, Texas, from complications from diabetes, her partner Dan Gilroy told [_The Hollywood Reporter_](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shelley-duvall-dead-shining-actress-1235946118/#recipient_hashed=fd02bd8d6a1f88066ce877149ed7f5ed7c004c09a8d6405a72df635b0b72a9c3&recipient_salt=8a8541796b6f9250815f1cf923857155082cf85977a93234b6e9f290c850721c&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_content=535958_07-11-2024&utm_term=3208359) and [_Variety_](https://variety.com/2024/film/news/shelley-duvall-dead-the-shining-nashville-1236067312/). She was so pretty. I still quote her from Popeye: ‘I said pfui, and I meant pfui.’ ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/2 "2024-07-11T15:44:34Z")
So Olive Oyl has been reunited with her Popeye. I’ll be sure to have a heaping helping of spinach tonight. 😢 RIP! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/3 "2024-07-11T15:50:51Z")
Yeah, Popeye, but I thought she was the perfect pick for her role in The Shining. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/4 "2024-07-11T16:07:53Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yeah, Popeye, but I thought she was the perfect pick for her role in The Shining She’s great in both and I learned recently, at least as I understand it, that Kubrick was _not_ overly mean to her during production of the Shining. She was indeed born to be Olive Oyl. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/5 "2024-07-11T16:11:43Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I learned recently, at least as I understand it, that Kubrick was _not_ overly mean to her during production of the Shining. Interesting; all I’d heard for years was the opposite. She made a real contribution with her _Faerie Tale Theatre_ project, as well as with her acting roles. Condolences to all her friends and family. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/6 "2024-07-11T16:17:30Z")
i really enjoyed faerie tale theatre. those were fun. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/7 "2024-07-11T17:42:11Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Interesting; all I’d heard for years was the opposite. Me too. Here is a brief snippet of the legend being discussed. It really came out of the behind-the-scenes that Kubrick’s daughter made during the movie. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FBmlG2L1uGM/maxresdefault.jpg "Ex-Pixar director Lee Unkrich on his book about Stanley Kubrick's The Shining | BFI Q&A") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBmlG2L1uGM&t=1009) ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/8 "2024-07-11T17:49:51Z")
That’s too bad. She was a wonderful actress. NYT did a really great feature piece just a few months back (April 2024); she had some indie projects coming up then. Gift link, hope it works even though the preview has crashed for some reason: [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/style/shelley-duvall.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.6U0.leJX.Jh8BtbnNBzhc&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/style/shelley-duvall.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6U0.leJX.Jh8BtbnNBzhc&smid=url-share) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/9 "2024-07-11T17:52:47Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > i really enjoyed faerie tale theatre. those were fun. That’s what I remember her from as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/10 "2024-07-11T17:53:44Z")
Faerie Tale Theatre was the first thing I thought of. A fine legacy. 🥲 ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/11 "2024-07-11T18:21:27Z")
I first took notice of Shelley Duvall in _Bernice Bobs Her Hair_ when it was aired in 1976 (on PBS?). It’s a F Scott Fitzgerald short story with an O’Henry twist that I enjoyed, but Duvall’s acting really made it work. What a strange lady up there on the screen! She was mesmerizing to watch. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/12 "2024-07-11T18:27:30Z")
WHAT?? I just saw the headline elsewhere. Oh, Shelly! B-b-b-b-but **I’M** 75… 😢 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/13 "2024-07-11T18:48:19Z")
The first “Wow!” role I remember her in is Altman’s _Thieves Like Us_ with Keith Carradine and John Schuck. She was so good even small roles in things like _Annie Hall_ stick out. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/14 "2024-07-11T18:59:23Z")
And _Roxanne_–great foil for Steve Martin. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/15 "2024-07-11T19:04:20Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I learned recently, at least as I understand it, that Kubrick was _not_ overly mean to her during production of the Shining. If you watch the ‘making of’ you will come away with an opposite understanding. Condolences to her family. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > B-b-b-b-but **I’M** 75… 😢 I almost am AND I have diabetes! 😵 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/16 "2024-07-11T19:08:14Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > If you watch the ‘making of’ you will come away with an opposite understanding. Yes, that’s where the story came from. I mentioned it above. His daughter made that. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/17 "2024-07-11T19:25:17Z")
As were _Tall Tales & Legends_. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/18 "2024-07-11T20:16:33Z")
Shelley Duvall was incredible in _Three Women_ (1977) repeatedly performing lengthy, rambling and overbearingly pathetic monologues, yet somehow managing to avoid grating on viewer nerves. It’s not a film I would necessarily recommend (or watch twice), but it does feature great acting by all three leads including Sissy Spacek and Janice Rule. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/19 "2024-07-12T00:49:56Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > I first took notice of Shelley Duvall in _Bernice Bobs Her Hair_ when it was aired in 1976 (on PBS?) I loved that! I think it was part of their American Playhouse series on PBS. > [@Dropo](#): > > Shelley Duvall was incredible in _Three Women_ (1977) I liked that one, too. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053/20 "2024-07-13T19:28:37Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Here is a brief snippet of the legend being discussed. What a fascinating discussion–thanks for linking it! (The explanation of why the legend came about, being based on Kubrick’s character as known to many, really does make sense.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053.md?page=2)