American writer, Duane Earl Poole who was known for several Hallmark movies has been reported dead. He died of cancer at the age of 74 on April 1, 2023.
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He was also known for numerous Hallmark Channel and Lifetime movies like The Edge of the Garden, The Memory Book, Christmas List, Royally Ever After, Next Stop Christmas, An Angel in the Family, A Timeless Christmas, A Very Vintage Christmas, Last Chance Llama Ranch, Honeymoon with Mom, and more.
Poole started his career by working for King World Productions in Seattle just after graduating from the University of Washington.
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In 1975, he relocated to Los Angeles to work for Hanna-Barbera and became a renowned writer not long after for The Great Grape Ape, Scooby’s Laff-A-Lympics, The All-New Super Friends House, The Surfs, and more.
He was also an Advisory Board member of Musical Theatre Guild and was also credited for raising funds for the organization to pay tributes to several people including Tom Jones, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Harvey Schmidt, and more.
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