Dixie Carter's Cause of Death Revealed

The actress died of endometrial cancer on Saturday in Houston.  She had been a patient at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.  Endometrial cancer is cancer of the wall lining of the uterus and is highly curable if caught in time.  Sadly, hers was not. 

She was a great Southern lady who never forgot her Tennessee roots.  In fact, she and Hal Holbrook maintained a home in her home town of McLemoresville and spent a great deal of time there.  She compared it to the back-stabbing of Hollywood and said:  

“Of course in the South we talk about people too,” she said. “But if you end your comments with ‘Bless her heart,’ you’re off the hook.”

Bless her heart. 

Dixie Carter Dead at 70

Designing Woman Dixie Carter died today.  The cause of death has not been disclosed.  The Tennessee native is survived by her husband Hal Holbrook to whom she had been married since 1984.  Though she is widely known for her television work, her theater credits are extensive and include Thoroughly Modern Millie and Pal Joey on Broadway as well as numerous off-Broadway and regional theater credits.  She is pictured above in a 2005 production of Lady Windermere's Fan.  Her numerous awards include Emmy and Drama Desk nominations.  The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center opened in 2005 in Huntingdon, Tennessee.

This is the night the lights went out in Georgia.