Shelly Duvall Dies

Shelley Duvall starred in two notable films in 1980.

Shelley Alexis Duvall was born on July 7, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the daughter of Bobbie Ruth Crawford, a real estate broker, and Robert Richardson Duvall, a lawyer. Growing up, Duvall had a vibrant and energetic personality. She attended South Texas Junior College, where she initially studied nutrition and diet therapy. Her path into the world of acting was rather unconventional;

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Stillwater (2021)

You sound very American right now.

I watched the 2021 Focus Features film “Stillwater” on Netflix DVD. Unemployed roughneck Bill Baker, played by Matt Damon, travels from Oklahoma to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter Allison played by Abigail Breslin. Imprisoned for a murder she claims she did not commit. Allison seizes on a new tip that could exonerate her and presses Bill to engage her legal team But Bill eager to prove his worth and regain his daughter’s trust takes matters into his own hands.

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