Carol Duvall dead at 97: HGTV legend and crafting icon passes away as Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick leads stars paying tribute to pioneering host
Carol Duvall dead at 97: HGTV legend and crafting icon dies as Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick leads stars paying tribute to pioneering host
- The television legend’s family confirmed the sad news that she had passed away in Traverse City, Michigan
- She died in a residential care complex where she had lived for several years
- The pioneer was the host of The Carol Duvall Show, which ran on HGTV for over a decade from 1994 to 2005.
- Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick wrote, “Loved her show! My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones’
Carol Duvall – a crafting pioneer and one of network HGTV’s original stars – has passed away at the age of 97.
The television legend’s family confirmed the sad news that she had passed away in Traverse City, Michigan from the New York Times.
The death was confirmed in the publication by Rita Ann Doerr, who was married to Duvall’s son Michael and had also accompanied her to many public appearances, as she died in a residential care complex where she had lived for several years.
The pioneer was the host of The Carol Duvall Show, which ran on HGTV for over a decade from 1994 to 2005.
The network took to their Instagram on Thursday to pay tribute, writing, “Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.”
Icon: Carol Duvall – who was a crafting pioneer and one of network HGTV’s original stars – has passed away at age 97
Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick – who has starred in several HGTV shows – responded to the sad news in the comments section.
The 67-year-old actress who played Marcia Brady wrote, “Loved her show! My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.”
Duvall had made a career in television because she could help viewers create their own crafts, including picture frames, placemats, jewelry, Christmas decorations, and even greeting cards.
According to the publication, newspapers had dubbed her the queen and/or empress of the craft.
The legend’s career began in 1951 on local station WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when she starred in a children’s show.
She then moved to the big city of Detroit for WWJ-TV where she had several on screen roles including news anchor, co-producer and finally her first craft show Here’s Carol Duvall for 18 years.
Of her time there, she told the Knight Ridder News Service in 1999: “I did everything I could think of. Every time I did something like that, I just got great responses. So I started making things. I didn’t know what I was doing.
“I’m not a crafter who came on television. I’m a television person who started tinkering.’
Then, after a brief retirement, she was finally able to reach a nationwide audience on ABC.
Duvall was a crafts expert on The Home Show, which aired from 1988 to 1994.
Soon after, she left to star in the aforementioned The Carol Duvall Show, which aired daily from 1994 to 1995.