What a loss for cinema… The iconic Shelley Duvall died at her home in Blanco, Texas on Thursday. According to her spokesperson, she passed in her sleep from complications from diabetes.
She was 75 years old. Musician Dan Gilroy, her life partner for the last 35 years, said in a heartbreaking statement: Shelley was best known for her enduring role as Wendy Torrance in The Shining.
It was a terrified performance so good it broke some viewers’ brains. For decades the conspiracy theory has grown that she must have been actually tortured on set of the horror flick.
The theories were put into overdrive after an appearance on Dr. Phil later in life highlighted (or exploited) her mental health struggles.
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