SAN ANTONIO – The late Shelley Duvall, the eccentric screen presence who brought a wild-eyed brilliance to The Shining, Popeye, and Robert Altman’s dreamlike 1970s cinema, is about to take her final bow on a different kind of stage.
On Oct. 30, Vogt Auction Galleries in San Antonio will open bidding on an intimate collection of artifacts from Duvall’s life and career, spanning her dizzying rise through Hollywood’s most adventurous decade and the quieter years she spent at her Blanco, Texas ranch. The Shelley Duvall Estate Auction promises a deep dive into the actress’s strange and brilliant world, a mix of high art, Texas charm, and Hollywood mythology.
Among the headline lots: Duvall’s original shooting scripts from The Shining and Popeye, worn and annotated from her time on set. There are on-set mementos from both films, objects that bridge her collaborations with Stanley Kubrick and Robert Altman, two directors who helped define her career. The auction will also feature memorabilia from Nashville, Time Bandits, Brewster McCloud, Thieves Like Us, and Duvall’s own groundbreaking television series Faerie Tale Theater, which turned her offbeat imagination into children’s TV gold.
But the sale isn’t just about Hollywood artifacts. It’s also a window into Duvall’s private world of jewelry, signed books from her personal library, theatrical clothing, and even her driver’s license and address book. The collection includes furnishings and décor from her Blanco ranch home, where she spent her later years surrounded by the eclectic mix of whimsy and nostalgia that defined her.
We’re so honored to have been chosen by the Duvall family to bring these exciting pieces to auction,” said Rob Vogt, president and lead auctioneer at Vogt Auction Galleries. “We invite everyone to be a part of our celebration of the incredible legacy of Shelley Duvall.
Fans and collectors can view the full catalog now at TexasAuction.com, or tune in to a live video stream of the auction at 7 p.m. on Oct. 30. The public is also welcome to attend in person at Vogt’s San Antonio gallery at 7233 Blanco Road.
Duvall, who passed away in 2024, left behind a career that oscillated between the mainstream and the surreal — a testament to an actress who never played by Hollywood’s rules. And in this final act, her story continues — one script page, one prop, one glittering fragment at a time.