Verkkothe texan star of ‘the shining’, ‘popeye’ and ‘faerie tale theatre’, who has died aged 75, led a troubled life after leaving hollywood but left an indelible mark on seventies. Verkkoin all of the coverage remembering late actress shelley duvall, who died this week at the age of 75, great attention has been paid to her prolonged. Verkkoshelley duvall died july 11 at age 75, after years of complications from diabetes. She died in blanco, texas, in her home state. After director robert altman met duvall in.