SAN ANTONIO – The late Shelley Duvall, the eccentric screen presence who brought a wild-eyed brilliance to The Shining, Popeye, and Robert Altman\u2019s dreamlike 1970s cinema, is about to take her final bow on a different kind of stage.<\/p>\n
On Oct. 30, Vogt Auction Galleries in San Antonio will open bidding on an intimate collection of artifacts from Duvall\u2019s life and career, spanning her dizzying rise through Hollywood\u2019s 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\u2019s strange and brilliant world, a mix of high art, Texas charm, and Hollywood mythology.<\/p>\n
Among the headline lots: Duvall\u2019s 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\u2019s own groundbreaking television series Faerie Tale Theater, which turned her offbeat imagination into children\u2019s TV gold.<\/p>\n
But the sale isn\u2019t just about Hollywood artifacts. It\u2019s also a window into Duvall\u2019s private world of jewelry, signed books from her personal library, theatrical clothing, and even her driver\u2019s license and address book. The collection includes furnishings and d\u00e9cor from her Blanco ranch home, where she spent her later years surrounded by the eclectic mix of whimsy and nostalgia that defined her.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re so honored to have been chosen by the Duvall family to bring these exciting pieces to auction,\u201d said Rob Vogt, president and lead auctioneer at Vogt Auction Galleries. \u201cWe invite everyone to be a part of our celebration of the incredible legacy of Shelley Duvall.<\/p>\n