Complete Your Stephen King Or Stanley Kubrick Collection
Now featured like never before! Shelley Duvall from her infamous batting scene from the iconic horror movie The Shining. Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson. This baseball card has been a long time coming for any fan of horror. Baseball cards are created using semi-metallic ink for that time to shine foil effect you know and love.
RIP Shelley Alexis Duvall (July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024)
Born in Texas, Duvall was discovered by Altman, who was impressed by her upbeat presence and cast her in the black comedy film Brewster McCloud (1970). Though hesitant to become an actress, she continued to work with him, appearing in the Western films McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and the crime film Thieves Like Us (1974). Her breakthrough came with his musical film Nashville (1975), and she won acclaim for starring in his drama film 3 Women (1977). She followed this with a supporting role in Woody Allen’s romantic comedy film Annie Hall (1977).
Duvall gained further prominence for her leading roles as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s horror film The Shining and Olive Oyl in Altman’s adventure film Popeye, both in 1980. She appeared in Terry Gilliam’s fantasy film Time Bandits (1981), Tim Burton’s short comedy horror film Frankenweenie (1984), and Fred Schepisi’s comedy film Roxanne (1987). She ventured into producing television programming aimed at children and youth in the latter half of the 1980s, creating and hosting the programs Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987), Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1987), Nightmare Classics (1989) and Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories (1992–1994).
During the 1990s, Duvall acted sporadically, playing supporting roles in Steven Soderbergh’s thriller film The Underneath (1995) and Jane Campion’s drama film The Portrait of a Lady (1996). After appearing in Gabrielle Burton’s comedy film Manna from Heaven (2002), she left acting until returning for her final role in the horror film The Forest Hills (2023). Her mental health in the interim was covered by the media, briefly turning her private life public. Duvall died of diabetes complications on July 11, 2024.
Source: Wikipedia
