Short answers, pulled from the story.
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on the 19th of January 1946 inside a one-room cabin on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center Tennessee. She entered the world as the fourth child of twelve born to Avie Lee Caroline and Robert Lee Parton Sr.
Parton began performing as a child by singing on local radio and television programs throughout East Tennessee. By age ten she appeared on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville and recorded the single Puppy Love on Goldband Records at thirteen.
In 1967 musician Porter Wagoner invited Parton to join The Porter Wagoner Show offering her a regular spot on his weekly syndicated television program. RCA released their first duet titled The Last Thing on My Mind which reached the country Top 10 in January 1968 launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top 10 singles for the pair.
Dolly Parton co-owns The Dollywood Company which operates theme park Dollywood plus dinner theater Dolly Parton's Stampede waterpark Dollywood's Splash Country and Dream More Resort Spa all located in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. Dollywood ranks as the 24th most popular theme park in United States drawing three million visitors per year.
Parton met Carl Thomas Dean after graduating from Sevier County High School and they married two years later in Ringgold Georgia the 30th of May 1966. They lived together over 52 years until Dean's death the 3rd of March 2025 age 82.