Carol Duvall Dies: HGTV’s “Queen Of Crafts” Was 97

Nathan Louis Jackson, the award-winning playwright who made a splash with the debut of Broke-ology in 2008 and who went on to write and produce TV shows such as Luke Cage, S.W.A.T., 13 Reasons Why and Shameless, died on August 22, according to multiple reports. While no cause of death was given, his wife told the New York Times that Jackson had had recent cardiac problems, including an aortic dissection and an aortic aneurysm. He was 44.

Gary Wright, known for songs like “Dream Weaver” and “Love is Alive” has died. He was 80.

Steve Harwell, former lead vocalist and co-founder of rock band Smash Mouth, known for its 1999 hit “All Star,” died Monday at his home in Boise, Idaho, just days after entering hospice for complications of liver failure, the New York Times reported. He was 56.

Longtime CBS New York chief medical correspondent Dr. Max Gomez, affectionately known as Dr. Max, died Saturday after a long illness, the station reported. He was 72.

Jack Sonni, an American guitarist who played on Dire Straits’ mammoth 1985 album Brothers in Arms and was onstage with the band at Live Aid that year, has died at 68. The group shared the news on social media but did not give any details.

Ray Hildebrand, the singer-songwriter whose duet “Hey Paula” with his friend Jill Jackson under the names Paul and Paula became a million-selling #1 hit in 1963, died August 18 of dementia at his home in Overland Park, Kansas. He was 82.

Tina Howe, the celebrated playwright whose works included the oft-staged Painting Churches and Coastal Disturbances, died yesterday of natural causes after a short illness due to complications from a hip fracture sustained in a recent fall. The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist was 85.

Michaela Zee Richard Lewis did not always get along with “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and longtime friend Larry David. In a recent interview with The Spectator, the comedian shared his first impressions of David when the two met at a summer sports camp at the age of 12. “I disliked him intensely.

It’s an unusual theatrical weekend as the second National Cinema Day rolls out Sunday with $4 tickets for all shows and formats at participating theaters — the bulk of the nation’s circuits big and small. The event was announced Monday with a dedicated clip of new openings, recent returning (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) and re-releases (Jurassic Park, America Graffiti, Lady Bird).

Suri Cruise is frequently photographed in New York. Recently, she was spotted with a hot pink bag, a trend that’s not surprising for anyone who’s been out for a walk this summer and has noticed that pink is the hottest color around.

Ron Cephas Jones, an Emmy-award-winning actor for his role as William Hill on This Is Us, has died. He was 66.

Sophia Scorziello editor Carol Duvall, crafting queen and host of HGTV’s decade-long program “The Carol Duvall Show,” has died. She was 97. Duvall died on July 31 in Traverse City, Mich., according to her former daughter-in-law Rita Ann Doerr via the New York Times.

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.

Kathryn Hoedt, a news producer for KCRA’s morning news, died from trauma suffered after falling 30 feet from a rope swing onto a rocky shoreline.

Dakota Fanning wasn't even 10 years old yet when she stepped in front of a camera with Hollywood legend Denzel Washington in 2004's, but he's been impressed with her ever since.«She knows how to hit the ball back over the net,» Washington raves of Fanning in ET's behind-the-scenes look at «Sky's the limit for her.»The pair reunite in the upcoming third installment of Washington's action franchise, and the Oscar winner said acting opposite Fanning as an adult this time around was a slightly surreal experience.«It was weird, you know, 'cause I'm like, 'Oh she's a grown woman,'» he shared. «She was a grown woman then, but now she's a grown woman.

Don’t expect Ed Sheeran to be in the running as the next Super Bowl halftime show performer.

William Earl Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has faced many demons since the release of the 2017 album “Villains”: cancer, divorce, rehab and court battles. And the new Queens record, the just-released “In Times New Roman…,” definitely adds weight to the band’s woozy, bluesy rock — a dour energy far removed from the dancier sound conjured by producer Mark Ronson on “Villains.” “Roman,” self-produced by band founder Homme and one of his strongest QOTSA lineups ever, is one of the rawest and heaviest albums the band has delivered, and during Saturday’s Queens, New York stop of their “The End Is Nero Tour,” they proved that sometimes the new material can be a live standout, even as the band approaches its fourth decade of existence.

Tom Jones, who wrote the book and lyrics for the musical “The Fantasticks” that ran for 42 years, died on Friday at his home in Sharon, Conn. He was 95 and passed from cancer, his son said.

J. Cole has revealed that 50 Cent‘s ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin” is the “best album of all time” while on stage with the rap legend this week.On August 9, the North Carolina rapper joined the New Yorker during his set at New York’s Barclays Center to perform his most popular track, ‘No Role Modelz’.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Henry Deas III, a longtime Variety advertising sales executive who specialized in film festivals and international markets, died Aug. 6 in Culver City. He was 75.