Shelly Duvall - Blog Posts
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Shelley Duvall wasn’t a demure 70s coquette for your moodboard or a nutcase driven mad by Kubrick’s harsh directorial hand. She was a woman with no prior acting experience or training who jumped into the industry and made her mark. She was an unforgettable personality on the screen; so down to earth and approachable yet aloof in her own way. She had a gift that can’t be taught in a drama college; her onscreen manner felt natural. Contrary to urban legend, she didn’t go completely insane after the Shining. She produced 3 successful children’s television series throughout the 80s and 90s and earned a Peabody award and two Daytime Emmy nominations. She was passionate about creating quality entertainment for children.
Many who worship celebrities only worship an image or a constructed narrative, and, admittedly, there’s no way for any of us to have known Shelley as a person beyond her work in film and television. Still, when I look at her I see someone who worked hard to create so many wonderful things, and I think her talent was so much greater than what people gave her credit for.
RIP Shelly Duvall, you will be missed 🎀🪦 She passed on the 11/7/24.
I 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝚑𝑖𝑚 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑢𝑐𝚑, I 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝚑𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝚑𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝚑𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑦, 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝚑𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒
The girl community has suffered a terrible loss today. Rest in peace Shelley Duvall. 🕊️