Late 'The Shining' Actress Shelley Duvall's Family Battling Over Her 6-Figure Estate

Shelley Duvall's 6-figure estate is currently causing a major ruckus among her loved ones!

The late actress' family is embroiled in a battle over who should take control of the properties and money she left behind, which has escalated into a serious tussle.

Shelley Duvall passed away on July 11 at the age of 75, and her partner, Dan Gilroy, filed a petition to be named administrator of the estate days after she died.

The late actress's brother revealed that Shelley had over $50,000 in cash to her name as of when she died. Shane Duvall shared this information in court documents as he fought Gilroy for administrative and legal rights over the estate.

Shane confirmed that Shelley owned the property in Blanco, Texas, where she died, and it is worth around $600,000. He also mentioned other miscellaneous personal property.

The late actress's brother continued that Shelley's estate also consists of minor royalty payments, including revenues from her work in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 movie The Shining.

Shane also starred in "Popeye" with Robin Williams and her 1992 show "Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories." In Touch reported that Shane headed to court last week to register his objection and block Gilroy's application to be appointed administrator of the late actress' estate.

Gilroy described himself in his filing days after his partner's death as Shelley's "surviving spouse" from a "common law marriage."

According to him, they have been a couple for 35 years but never walked down the aisle. The two reportedly relocated to Texas after deciding to leave Hollywood in the mid-'90s.

Gilroy claimed that he and Shelley had "an agreement to be married and demonstrated an intention to create a present, immediate, and permanent marital relationship."

He added that they lived together in Texas as "husband and wife" and "represented to others in Texas that they are married." The 77-year-old then asked the court to rule that they were "informally married" under Texas law.

Gilroy confirmed that Shelley indeed left behind an estate that included her home in Texas, which sits on 10.676 acres. He listed himself and her three brothers, Shane, Stewart, and Scott Duvall, as beneficiaries of her estate. 

He then pled to be awarded the lion's share of the estate, while the three brothers share 1/6th of the separate real property. Shane, however, displaced Gilroy's earlier claim of being married to Shelley and stated that he and his two brothers were the only people who should be awarded Shelley's property.

Shane declared that each brother should take 1/3rd of Shelley's real and personal property, as against Gilroy's plea for the lion's share.

Gilroy eulogized his partner following her passing and described her as his "dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend," adding: "Too much suffering lately, now she's free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley."

The late actress was widely known for her unique voice and wide-eyed look. She played Wendy Torrance, the wife of Jack Torrance, in the iconic horror film "The Shining," and her career took off from there.

Shelley then went on to play Olive Oyl in "Popeye," directed by Robert Altman, and The Blast shared that she continued to pursue a career in films and television well into the '90s. 

She appeared in "Roxanne" in 1987, "The Portrait of a Lady" in 1996, and made a guest appearance on the "Frasier" show. Shelley also earned a creator and producer badge for the children's television series "Faerie Tale Theatre) which aired from 1982-1987.

The actress's popularity after the movie came at a cost, and it all went down behind the scenes. Shelley reportedly suffered from toxic work conditions during the filming of the confrontation on the stairs scene involving a baseball bat.

Kubrick allegedly made Shelley and co-star Jack Nicholson shoot the scene in 127 takes. The stress of holding the baseball bat for such a long time affected her hands, which began shredding raw.

Shelley's voice also became hoarse from her crying, and her eyes were swollen. She reportedly left the set completely dehydrated. The actress revealed in an interview that the scenes of her crying in pain, fear, and exhaustion were real responses to the trauma she experienced.

"To wake up on a Monday morning, so early, and realize that you had to cry all day because it was scheduled — I would just start crying," recalled the late actress in an interview. "I don't know how I did it. Jack [Nicholson] said that to me, too. He said, 'I don't know how you do it.'"

A judge has now appointed a lawyer to review the estate case and help determine how to split it. However, no legal or official decision has been made so far.