New details about the death of The Shining star Shelley Duvall, for whom its shooting became a real nightmare, have emerged

The American actress Shelley Duvall left behind a considerable legacy after she died in her sleep on July 11 at the age of 75 due to complications caused by diabetes. However, she is probably best remembered for the 1980s horror movie The Shining. The actress had to go through a nightmare while working with the famous director Stanley Kubrick.

The tragic news of her death was announced by the star's husband Dan Gilroy, ENews reports. "She left after a long time of suffering, which is probably a good thing," he said in a statement, "I can't tell you how much I miss her."

The man confirmed that Shelley had been in the hospital for diabetes complications "for the last few months" and was bedridden. "I'm happy for her that she's, you know, not suffering," Gilroy added about the loss of his partner.

During the making of the legendary film The Shining, Duvall had to go through a tough test. She showed a great performance as the terrified Wendy Torrance, but there was more to this than just learning lines in the dressing room. Kubrick made her repeat the dialogues in the frame more than 35 times. Shelley admitted that after this, her body began to rebel and she wanted it to be over as soon as possible, People writes.

Interestingly, The Shining is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the most times a single scene with dialog has been filmed, namely 148 times. In addition, the scene in which Duvall's character runs upstairs, swinging a baseball bat in front of her husband Jack (played by Nicholson) was shot an exhausting 127 times. It is reported that Kubrick hid the fact that Nicholson would be breaking through a closed door with an axe from Duvall, which led to a genuinely frightened reaction from the actress.

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