Designing Women's Star Dixie Carter Dies

[mrsklamc]

I always remember a line where she was telling off a woman who said people deserved to die of AIDS: "If God was handing out Sexually Transmitted Diseases as punishment for our sin, you would be at the free clinic ALL THE TIME."

 

[figment52]

RIP Dixie. We will miss you.

Julia was her best role. I thnk I'm going to have a Designing Women marathon today while I do chores.

 

[happygirl]

I loved her in!! God bless her family.

 

[jackemail]

Loved the first few seasons of Designing Women....loved the episode where they all went to Graceland.

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

I never thought she was 70. She has had a LOT of consemtic surgery done, so she appears so much more youthful. I don't unsderstand why nobody is posting the cause of her death. Isn't that strange?

 

[lttlmc3]

Oh, so sad. I love her.

 

[eeyore344]

Designing women was a favorite. She will be missed.

 

[EMom]

Periodically, when someone goes too far, I will say to DH, "I swear, if they don't stop right now, I will go all Julia Sugarbaker on their ***." I am usually speaking of DH's brother. He is the most deserving of Julia Sugarbaker rants.

 

[AllyBri]

I found it odd that her husband referred to her death as a family tragedy and of course it is always a tragsdy when someone you love passes away, but you don't usually refer to it as such.
I hope it's not what I'm thinking, but she was a wonderful woman and with a great sense of humor.
RIP Dixie, you are missed.

 

[Aisling]

I don't unsderstand why nobody is posting the cause of her death. Isn't that strange?

I found it odd that her husband referred to her death as a family tragedy and of course it is always a tragsdy when someone you love passes away, but you don't usually refer to it as such.

I was just going to post this, the odd use of the word "tragedy". In made me wonder right away that her death wasn't of simple natural causes.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I loved Dixie and all the Designing Women. She was a gracious Southern Belle and she will be missed. The OP's favorite "rant" was mine also.

Now in her honor-everyone - all together:




Have you all just COMPLETELY lost your minds?

 

[a1tinkfans]

A woman of class, will be missed!

 

[Aisling]

ABC News: saying her husband Hal Holbrook called it a "blow to our family", not a tragedy as was written. She died of complications of uterine cancer.

 

[diz8297]

Such a loss. She had dignity, class, and style.

 

[klacey1]

This is terribly sad. I cannot imagine how Hal Holbrook is feeling right now-- she was very young. I think the family is keeping the nature of her death private.

 

[Robinrs]

Wow, I loved her on Designing Woman and Filthy Rich. She and Hal Holbrook were one of the true couples in Hollywood. How very sad....

 

[kinntj]

That's so sad. She'll be missed.

 

[TLHB70]

As others have posted, I was a big fan of Designing Women. Julia was my favorite character. She had such class, and as others have stated, she was a true Southern Belle. She will be missed!
such sad news.........

 

[eliza61]

I loved that show!!

 

[lillygator]

I loved her and DW.... so sad.