Death of Dixie Carter

May 25, 1939 - April 10, 2010
Los Angeles, California | Age 70

'Designing Women' actress dies at 70
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LOS ANGELES

"Designing Women" star Dixie Carter, whose Southern charm and natural beauty won her a host of television roles, has died at age 70.

Carter died Saturday morning, according to publicist Steve Rohr, who represents Carter and her husband, actor Hal Holbrook. He declined to disclose the cause of death or where she died. Carter lived with Holbrook in the Los Angeles area.

"This has been a terrible blow to our family," Holbrook said in a written statement. "We...

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