Emmys 2024: Shelley Duvall's absence in the Memoriam segment raises questions
Shelley Duvall, star of "The Shining," passed away in July. During the 2024 Emmy Awards ceremony, many late film and television stars were honoured, but the actress was forgotten.
The Emmy Awards, also known as the television Oscars, were handed out on Sunday to Monday, September 16. The biggest winner of the gala was the FX series Shogun, which was also available to watch on the Disney+ platform. Every year, the gathered guests paid tribute to stars who had passed away recently. The In Memoriam segment always draws attention from internet users, but almost every year, someone is unfortunately overlooked.
In memoriam at the 2024 Emmys without Duvall
During the Sunday broadcast of the Emmy Awards, the In Memoriam segment paid tribute to many people from the television industry who had died in the past eight months. Those mentioned were Shannen Doherty, Chance Perdomo, Martin Mull, and Richard Lewis.
Unfortunately, the segment missed two notable figures – Shelley Duvall and Joe Flaherty. Although best known for her film roles with directors like Robert Altman and Stanley Kubrick, Duvall also had a significant television career. She was twice nominated for an Emmy, and her shows such as "Faerie Tale Theatre" and "Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories" were popular.
Shelley Duvall passed away in July 2024 at the age of 75. She gained the most popularity through her role in Kubrick's "The Shining" as the wife of a man descending into madness, played by Jack Nicholson. Her omission from the Emmy ceremony is another sad episode in her story. In the last several years, Duvall has often been forgotten. The actress, suffering from mental illness for years, lost her way and lived in a car filled with trash. In 2023, her fate seemed to change for a while. She starred in the horror film "The Forest Hills." "I love this work. It can pull a person out of a slump," she commented.
However, health problems persisted. The actress's partner, Dan Gilroy, confirmed that the cause of death was complications from diabetes.
