[HN Gopher] Shelley Duvall has died
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Shelley Duvall has died
Author : yladiz
Score : 143 points
Date : 2024-07-11 16:06 UTC (6 hours ago)
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| tocs3 wrote:
| Rest In Peace.
|
| I met and talked to her a few times in town over the past 10
| years or so. She could serve as an example person that needed
| help (I tried to help on occasion in tiny "help the old lady
| across the street" ways). Lets remember to try and be
| compassionate to those around us.
| cal85 wrote:
| > She could serve as an example person that needed help
|
| Why?
| knodi123 wrote:
| https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/11/17/shining-
| ac...
|
| > "I'm very sick, I need help," she says in an interview
| airing Friday.
|
| Basically, she struggled with mental health later in her
| life, much more so than most people.
| Zambyte wrote:
| That quote can also be found in the OP
| tocs3 wrote:
| I did not know her well[1] so cannot really speak to actual
| real troubles. Still, it easily appeared that she had
| mobility and cognition troubles. I saw her once at the
| grocery store and she asked me to go in and tell them that
| Shelley was there so they could come out and help her.
|
| [1] edit : I meant "did NOT know her well". I hope my
| sentiment was reasonably clear.
| bitwize wrote:
| I remember her primarily as Olive Oyl from the Popeye movie and
| the series Faerie Tale Theatre. She was amazing as an actress
| with a very unique look. Seeing her as a metal and physical wreck
| in more recent years was heartbreaking. I will miss her, but am
| glad she is no longer suffering.
| knodi123 wrote:
| > Olive Oyl from the Popeye movie
|
| I recently (randomly!) listened to the "What Went Wrong"
| podcast episode about Popeye.
| https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/popeye-1980/id15128470...
|
| It was _hilarious_ . But the one thing that went perfectly was
| the casting of Shelley Duvall. The podcasters said "If you gave
| god a bunch of popeye cartoons and told him to make a real
| human version of Olive Oyl, you'd get Shelley Duvall." And
| Shelley herself said that she grew up being called Olive Oyl,
| and hated it because of all that it implied- but now that it
| got her cast in a big budget movie, she said the comparison
| doesn't hurt anymore!
| ianbicking wrote:
| I really liked the Popeye movie; I rewatched it recently and
| still like it. It gets a lot of things wrong, but it gets other
| things really right. Among them Shelley Duvall.
| deciduously wrote:
| For me Time Bandits comes to mind first, her little sketches
| with Michael Palin never get old.
| dhosek wrote:
| Popeye was the first thing I saw her in, and after that, I
| could never unsee her as Olive Oyl. Personally, I think that
| movie is absolutely wonderful (especially the "Everything Is
| Food" number, but all the songs are great).
|
| For whatever reason, the Fairy Tale Theatre episodes are hard
| to come by. They're not on any streaming service although there
| have been DVD releases. The first episode featured Robin
| Williams as the frog prince with Eric Idle directing.
|
| It was only in the last couple years that I learned that not
| only is she _not_ Robert Duvall's daughter,1 they aren't
| related.
|
| [?]
|
| 1. Actually, it turns out she _is_ Robert Duvall's daughter,
| just not _that_ Robert Duvall.
| christkv wrote:
| Shh don't tell anyone https://archive.org/details/fgtd5r/01+-
| +The+Tale+of+the+Frog...
| toomuchtodo wrote:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Duvall
| anigbrowl wrote:
| A recent profile of her from 2 months ago, which mentions a film
| she worked on earlier this year:
| https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/style/shelley-duvall.html...
| eludwig wrote:
| Just wanted to pop in to say I think she is a terribly underrated
| actor. Truly a gem. For my money, the only reason that The
| Shining has any stakes at all is because of her incredible
| performance! RIP, Shelley.
| technothrasher wrote:
| The Shining has so many reasons why it "has stakes". While
| Duvall was definitely an amazing part of that, it seems unfair
| to deprecate the rest of the creative folks involved in the
| film.
| temporarely wrote:
| Even the opening long shot "has stakes". That's an amazing
| film packed with talent in all departments.
| lagniappe wrote:
| She also made a great Bo-Peep from what I remember, from this
| movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvh56wPstKo
| hodgesrm wrote:
| She was also great in Nashville.
| aaroninsf wrote:
| For the lucky 10,000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6QgNuZcxTw
| drivers99 wrote:
| I was expecting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrVoJgQ7u8w
|
| For context, she hosted a show called "Faerie Tale Theatre".
| lenwood wrote:
| Thanks, I'm one of the lucky 10k today. This is great and I'd
| never seen it before.
| mistyvales wrote:
| She was also great in 3 Women (and other Altman movies).
| IndySun wrote:
| what do you like about '3 Women'?
| garbanz0 wrote:
| https://youtu.be/PTxMtTYjXPQ
| senderista wrote:
| I have fond memories of watching her in Fairy Tale Theater as a
| kid, highly recommend that series.
| duderific wrote:
| I wonder if she would even be able to get her foot in the door in
| Hollywood nowadays. She has a very "unconventional" look that
| doesn't necessarily align with the modern standards of beauty
| that generally are table stakes in today's film industry. Of
| course there are exceptions, but you just don't see many leading
| women that aren't more like Scarlett Johansson or Nicole Kidman.
| dmix wrote:
| Always a place for Steve Buscemi type characters in Hollywood
| if you have charm
| pbj1968 wrote:
| Dr. Phil should have been dragged out onto the street and shot
| for what he did to Shelley Duvall. Everyone in that town has
| known she wasn't well for decades and I never heard about her
| hurting anyone.
|
| Fairy Tale Theater is how I will primarily choose to remember her
| memory.
| lc9er wrote:
| He and Dr Oz are both cruel hucksters launched into the public
| eye and given credibility thanks to their association with
| Oprah.
| 4rt wrote:
| RedLetterMedia did a re:view of Popeye quite recently.
|
| https://youtu.be/pygCruE-EJs
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