Between his two weekly live shows on QVC and his broad digital platform, Mr. Venable last year sold more than $250 million worth of egg poachers, frozen crab cakes and backyard smokers. When he posted a recipe for Philadelphia cheesesteak dip, it reached 5.5 million people on Facebook.
This appeared in The Star-January 7, 1997. Country star Marty Stuart has set up home with Nashville legend Connie Smith--who is 17 years older than him. Marty, whose string of hits include Tempted and The Whiskey Ain't Workin', was only 6 when Connie had her No. 1 country hit Once A Day. Now he's 38--and she's 55.
Actress Barbara Stuart dies. Worked in TV for five decades. Barbara Stuart, a TV actress who appeared on dozens of series over a period of five decades, died May 15 in St. George, Utah. She was 81. She debuted in an episode of âI Led Three Livesâ in 1954 and concluded her career with a recurring role as one of Blythe Dannerâs bridge partners on the Showtime series âHuffâ in 2004-06.