I remember going to the theater in 1980 to see Robert Altman’s “Popeye.” It was a great film, fun, rambunctious, and did full credit to the original comic strip and cartoons. I went to see the movie because of Robin Williams, who was in his first major big-screen role, and he was great as the famous sailor, muttering to himself in traditional Popeye fashion, with such gems as “What kinds of name is Olives Oyl? Sounds like some kind of lubrikansk” and “I yam disgustipated!”
But it was Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl who stole the show.
On Thursday morning, we were saddened to see that Shelley Duvall has passed, at age 75, from complications of diabetes. The world of film is poorer for her passing.
Shelley Duvall, best known for her roles in “The Shining” and several acclaimed Robert Altman films, has died, according…
