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Longtime Marvel Comics Writer
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-writer-peter-b-gillis-passes-away/
Cannes Festival 1981.
Thank you, @ggl007.
Me too!
From what I saw, Kevin could be a spicey noodle at the best of times. But he was an impressive specimen of his species, more than lived up to being a King.
RIP
Ole Klemetsen , himself a boxer , got kinda annoyed cuz he felt he had to live up to Tangstads level......lol
In Norway in 1981 pro boxing was actually illegal & NRK refused to air it
elvis cobra still alive tho altho his "dad" couldnt keep him anymore :P
One of the best screenplay writers ever.
I second that Chinatown is a masterpiece. R.I.P. Robert Towne
63 is far too young….
https://www.cbr.com/benji-gregory-alf-dead/
That's really too young, and an awful way to die. And to think that a channel here is reairing ALF.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shelley-duvall-dead-shining-actress-1235946118/
Sad to hear of her passing.
RIP. I know she was often criticised for the way she played Wendy Torrance in The Shining, but to me she was the perfect playing suffering wife to an abusive husband falling into his own demons.
R.I.P.
@MaxCasino
I agree that Kubrick was cruel to her. I'm also torn because he helped to make her performance in THE SHINING immortal and unforgettable. I disapprove of the method, but there's no denying that Shelley played arguably the most convincing and memorable "frightened wife" in the history of cinema. I believe every bit of her fear; it's spine-chilling.
But, indeed, she deserved a much better career.
As for her experiences with Kubrick on THE SHINING, a couple of years ago – on her tweeter page - actress Dana Delany posted a long discussion about this with someone that had just interviewed Ms. Duvall. My impression from the interview was that the situation was complex (I’ll see if I can find and link to it).
RIP Ms. Duvall.
IMDb represents a deservedly generous and insightful biography on Shelley Duvall,
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001167/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Shelley Alexis Duvall was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the first child to Bobbie Ruth (Massengale, 1929-2020), a real estate broker, and Robert Richardson Duvall (1919-1994), a lawyer. At the time of her birth, her mother was visiting her grandmother in Fort Worth, though Duvall was raised in Houston. During her childhood, Shelley's mother humorously gave Shelley the nickname "Manic Mouse", because she would often run around her house and tip over furniture. Shelley however was more than a mouse, but rather quite the little artist. Her favorite thing to do when she was very young was draw. She also has three brothers: Scott, Shane, and Stewart.
Shelley graduated from Waltrip High School in Texas and at first became a cosmetics salesperson. It was in 1970 when Shelley was discovered by talent scouts at a local party. Director Robert Altman wanted to cast Shelley in a film that he was making during the time. Shelley had experience in acting in high school plays at the time and took Altman's offer and she appeared in her first film Brewster McCloud. Altman was so fascinated by her performance that she appeared in his next films including: McCabe and Mrs. Miller in 1971, Thieves Like Us in 1974, and Nashville in 1975. Aside from these three successful films, Duvall's acting blossomed in her leading role as Mille Lammoroux in 3 Women in1977. Duvall's acting was so superb that she won Best Actress at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Shelley also starred as Bernice in Joan Micklin Silver's Bernice Bobs Her Hair in 1976, and had a cameo in Woody Allen's Annie Hall in 1977. In the same year, Shelley also hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.
When the 1980s hit, Duvall's career was just beginning.
She is famously known for playing the role of "Wendy Torrance" in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining with Jack Nicholson. During the making of this film, Kubrick psychologically tormented Duvall, causing her immense stress and affecting her mental state. He would often ignore her entirely during filming or would put her into situations which caused immense fear and distress for her. The most obvious example is when Kubrick shot the famous "baseball bat scene" with Duvall and Nicholson 127 times, which is the world record for most number of takes in any film set.
In January of 1979, Robert Altman would offer Duvall yet another role in one of his films. Only the role was a certain role Altman believed she was born to play. That certain role was "Olive Oyl" in the real life version of Popeye. Shelley was skeptical at first on accepting the role, due to bad memories as a child of negatively being called "Olive Oyl" in grade school. She fortunately decided to take the role and performed admirably. Shelley also sings several songs in this film. The most famous ones would be "He's Large" and "He Needs Me" which also appeared in the film Punch Drunk Love.
As the 1980s rolled on, Shelley's career never slowed down.
She appeared as a supporting actress in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits in 1981; she played "Susan Frankenstein" in Tim Burton's Frankenweenie (1984) , and co-starred in the hit comedy film Roxanne in 1987 starring Steve Martin.
From 1982 to 1986, Shelley continued her filming career but from a different aspect. Since Shelley was 17, she had a collection of a variety of illustrated classic fairy tale books. During the making of Popeye, she showed her collection to Robin Williams. One particular fairy tale she showed Robin was "The Frog Prince". Picturing Robin as the real life Frog Prince, Shelley created Platypus Productions, her own production company. Shelley went to Showtime with the idea for airing a television program based on fairy tales. She produced Fairy Tale Theater which Showtime aired and was a hit television series based on several classic fairy tales.
Fairy Tale Theatre was on television from 1982-1987. Each episode was a one-hour series and there were a total of twenty six episodes, all hosted by Shelley Duvall. Shelley also starred in four out of the twenty six episodes. In 1985, Ms. Duvall created Tall Tales and Legends which was aired for three years until it ended in 1988. Similar to Fairy Tale Theatre, Tall Tales and Legends was also a one-hour series hosted, produced, and guest starred by Duvall. Although it only consisted of nine episodes, Shelley was nominated for an Emmy from the series.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Shelley discovered Think Entertainment; another production company which helped Shelley create more programs and movies that were made for television that aired on common cable channels. Shelley produced three more programs from these production companies that aired on Showtime: Nightmare Classics, Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, and Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. Her Bedtime Stories program earned her a 2nd Emmy Nomination. Shelley sold Think Entertainment in 1993 and retired as a producer.
In 1989, Shelley met Dan Gilroy while filming the Disney Channel movie Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990), the two fell in love and they have been together ever since.
Shelley Duvall's later career found her a number of different roles. She appeared in the family comedy Home Fries in 1998 playing "Mrs. Jackson", Drew Barrymore's character's mother. Other comedic films Shelley appeared in were Suburban Commando in 1991, and Changing Habits in 1997. She also had cameos in several TV series' such as: Frasier, L.A. Law, The Ray Bradbury Theater, Wishbone, and several others. Shelley returned to the horror genre when she played "Martha Stewart" in The 4th Floor in 1999 and played the role of "Mrs. Stein" in Big Monster On Campus in 2000; which consisted of both the comedy and horror genre.
Since 2002, Shelley Duvall has not acted in any films, but lives a quiet and peaceful life in Blanco, Texas. She has lived in Blanco since 1994, after her home in Los Angeles was badly damaged by an earthquake. For the last couple years, there have been several rumors about Duvall being a "recluse" and not being in touch with reality. However, a recent interview in 2010 was conducted by MondoFilm VideoGuide that had heavy proof that Shelley is as normal and aware of reality as ever. She has also noted in this interview that she takes care of several animals at her home in Texas and writes a lot of poetry, and that returning to acting is always a possibility.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Zavislak
Looks doesn't have to do with talent, Sophia Coppola is good looking, but don't get me started on her acting, oh we should not go that far, Denise Richards is beautiful but her acting range is very limited, Shelley was a talented actress, many not so good looking celebrities were talented actors, those complaints regarding Shelley are the examples of sexism and I really hate those!
It’s all subjective anyway. I think Shelley was pretty in her own unique way in addition to being a good actress. No one’s obligated to like her looks or her acting or anyone else’s, but there’s also never an excuse to be mean about it, especially with direct bullying. I just don’t get why people have to get so personal and nasty over these things.
I agree, why they need to be mean like that is something I don't get either, I mean, it's sexism, after all, actresses were likely to receive harsh words like that, when it comes to actresses, I think people have to keep their double standards, in film reviews, in YouTube, in Rotten Tomatoes and some reviews in IMDB, I see many complaints towards actresses, but not much in actors, that's just my observation by the way.
When it comes to actresses, people were more on their looks and they really need to exceed all expectations and try hard, but actors? Even when they're not trying, no harsh words aimed at them, and some people just accepted it, for me, it's about double standards.
Actresses were likely to receive bad comments like ugly or something like those, but it's rare when it comes to actors.
I think she perfectly played Wendy Torrance in The Shining. A great contrast to Jack Nicholson.
It’s well known that Kubrick made her work hard, but the results speak for themselves.
A sad loss, of a good actress.