HGTV legend dead: Carol Duvall, crafting icon, was 97
the “Queen of Crafts” and one of HGTV’s original stars, has died. She was 97.Duvall — who became nationally recognized for her arts and crafts shows on ABC and HGTV — died in Traverse City, Michigan, on July 31.Her family confirmed her death to the New York Times on Thursday.Carol was the host of “The Carol Duvall Show,” which ran daily on HGTV from 1994 to 2005 and then shifted to the former DIY network from 2005 to 2009.