Dolly Parton Bio, Age, Parents, Husband, Children, Net Worth: Dolly Parton, officially known as Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer and songwriter.
She’s also an actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. Dolly Parton started her career at a very tender age and has been consistent throughout her career.
During her career, she bagged several notable awards, and honors and also gained induction into numerous Halls of Fame including; the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1986), Small Town of America Hall of Fame (1988), East Tennessee Hall of Fame (1988), Country Music Hall of Fame (1999), Songwriters Hall of Fame (2001), The Happiness Hall of Fame (2016), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2022), among others.
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Dolly Parton released over 40 studio albums with her debut album being, Hello I’m Dolly in 1967 and her most recent album named, Run, Rose, Run which was released on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Dolly Parton Age
Dolly Parton celebrated her 76th birthday on January 19, 2022. She was born on January 19, 1946, in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Dolly Parton Height
Dolly Parton stands at a height of 1.52 m
Dolly Parton Parents
Dolly Parton was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States to Avie Lee Caroline and Robert Lee Parton Sr. Her mother, Avie was born in 1923 and died in 2003 while her father, Robert was born in 1921 and died in 2000.
Dolly Parton’s father, worked in the mountains of East Tennessee, first as a sharecropper and later tending his own small tobacco farm and acreage. He also worked construction jobs to supplement the farm’s small income.
Dolly Parton Husband
Dolly Parton is married to Carl Thomas Dean. The pair have been married since 1966. They got married in Ringgold, Georgia, United States
Carl was born on Sunday, July 20, 1942, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. He’s an actor who’s best known for his role in the movie, Vigorish.
Dolly Parton Children
Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Thomas Dean have no children. The singer couldn’t have children because she underwent a partial hysterectomy after an illness caused her to pass out on stage. Hysterectomy (a surgical procedure to remove the womb)
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Dolly stated that; “And I didn’t have children because I believed that God didn’t mean for me to have kids so everybody’s kids could be mine, so I could do things like Imagination Library because if I hadn’t had the freedom to work, I wouldn’t have done all the things I’ve done. “I wouldn’t be in a position to do all of the things I’m doing now.”
Dolly Parton has been involved in the lives of millions of kids through her Imagination Library, which has given more than 100 million books to children from birth until they enter kindergarten.
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