 Almost. Shelley Duvall was born in Texas in 1949. There, she was discovered by the famed director Robert Altman, who cast her in a number of roles through the 1970s. She eventually got tired of extensive movie shoots and returned to Texas, where she produced movies and TV shows for children. Andrew Limbaugh, NPR News. Crude oil futures prices gain ground today, oil up 52 cents a barrel to end the session at 82.62 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.