Shelley Duvall is shown on Oct. 27, 1983, in Los Angeles. Duvall, whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrickâs âThe Shining,â has died. She was 75.
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Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrick’s âThe Shining,â has died. She was 75.
Ms. Duvall died Thursday in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas, her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, announced. The cause was complications of diabetes, said her friend, the publicist Gary Springer.
âMy dear, sweet, wonderful life, partner, and friend left us last night,” Mr. Gilroy said in a statement. âToo much suffering lately, now sheâs free. Fly away beautiful Shelley.â
Ms. Duvall was attending junior college in Texas when Altman’s staff members, preparing to film âBrewster McCloud,â encountered her as at a party in Houston in 1970. She would go on to become Altman’s protege.