LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Celebrated host Carol Duvall has died at the age of 97! The ‘Queen of Crafts’ breathed her last in Traverse City, Michigan, on July 31, confirmed by her family.
She was the host of the long-running ‘The Carol Duvall Show’ on HGTV. The network paid tribute to her over Instagram, “Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.”
How did Carol Duvall die?
Even though no official reason is shared yet, it is believed that Duvall died due to natural causes.
How did Duvall start her TV journey?
Duvall first appeared on local TV stations in Grand Rapids and Detroit, MI, and from there on made success with her career spanning decades. She earned much-deserved fans during her association with arts-and-crafts shows on ABC and HGTV.
In one of her early interviews, she shared that her family didn’t have TV even when she was a host on the small screen. “I was on the air a whole year before we even had a television set in our house,” she told The Detroit Free Press. “Nobody even knew what I did when I left the house.”
In 1962, Duvall started hosting the morning show “Living” on Detroit’s WWJ-TV. She showcased her crafts skills which learned as a child in a five-minute segment, and that’s how she earned her nickname ‘Queen of Arts.’
“I’m not a crafter who got on television,” she said in a 1999 interview. “I’m a television person who got into crafting,” reports New York Times.
Duvall made a name for herself by trying all manner of creative activities from rubber stamping to needlework to jewelry making, and quilting, as per Deadline.
The veteran moved to WWJ-TV in Detroit and continued with them for 18 years. During her tenure she played the news anchor, co-producer, and host of her first craft-oriented show, 'Here’s Carol Duvall.'
How many children does Carol Duvall have?
Duvall tied the knot with Carl Duvall in 1945, but it didn’t last for long. They had a son together, Michael, who died in 2011. She is now survived by her son Jack, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
“With plenty of self-effacing humor and practical knowledge, Carol demonstrates clever craft projects ranging from rubber stamping to jewelry making to scrapbooking,” writes HGTV on Duvall’s bio.
“She was so approachable and natural,” said Rita Ann Doerr, Duvall’s daughter-in-law. “She would laugh at herself," she added.
