Shelley Duvall fans are upset that the actress is not included in the 2024 Emmys’ In Memoriam segment, and have called this snub by the Television Academy disrespectful. However, her longtime castmates are not as upset about the fact. Dan Gilroy told TMZ on Monday, September 16, that he is not upset about the actress being left out of the segment.
According to the publication, Gilroy gave the Emmy producers the benefit of the doubt, saying it could have been an oversight on their part, and added that segments like these are planned well in advance.
He also told the outlet that these minor things are insignificant compared to everything he and Duvall did in the months leading up to her death in July. He added that he actually watched the In Memoriam segment and found Jelly Roll’s performance great, in which he paid tribute to the late icon, along with Shannen Doherty and Richard Simmons.
Unfazed by the issue, Gilroy urged Duvall’s fans not to worry too much about it as life is too short for that. He also expressed his gratitude to her and said that he knows her heart is in the right place.
Gilroy says he has received a lot of love and concern since Duvall’s death from her fans, who call and write letters to send their well-wishes.
Also read: THROWBACK: When Shelley Duvall said she regretted her controversial interview with Dr. Phil, she said many people told her not to do it
For those who aren’t familiar with Duvall’s legacy in showbiz, here’s a brief overview.
Duvall starred in seven films—Brewster McCloud, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Thieves Like Us, Nashville, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, Or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson, 3 Women, and Popeye—directed by her mentor Robert Altman. However, she became best known for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, in which she dodged an axe wielded by a deranged Jack Nicholson.
Her resume includes F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Bernice Bobs Her Hair for PBS, Frankenweenie, Home Fries and Jane Campion’s The Portrait of a Lady, Suburban Commando, Manna From Heaven and many more.
In addition to her acting career, Duvall also gained recognition as the head of her own production company, Think Entertainment, which created two-time Emmy Award-nominated children’s programs for cable television.
Duvall died in her sleep from complications of diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas, on Thursday, July 11. “My sweet, loving, wonderful life partner and friend has left us. Suffered a lot lately; now she is free. Fly away, beautiful Shelly,” Dan Gilroy, her partner since 1989, said at the time.
Also read: The Forest Hills trailer: Shelley Duvall’s last film shows her son battling inner demons and troubled relationship with his mother; watch
