When and where was Dolly Parton born?
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.
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Who did Dolly Parton marry and when did their marriage end?
Dolly Parton married Carl Thomas Dean on the 30th of May 1966 in Ringgold, Georgia, and their marriage ended two months short of 59 years following Dean's death on the 3rd of March 2025.
What is the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and how many children does it serve?
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a literacy program that mails one book per month to each enrolled child from birth until kindergarten, serving almost 850,000 children each month across the U.S., Canada, the UK, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland.
When did Dolly Parton release her album Rockstar and what was its chart position?
Dolly Parton released her 49th solo studio album Rockstar in 2023, which became her highest-charting Billboard 200 album by peaking at number 3.
What are the upcoming entertainment projects announced for Dolly Parton in 2025 and 2026?
Dolly Parton announced plans to open her SongTeller Hotel and Dolly's Life of Many Colors Museum in 2025, with museum tickets going on sale on the 29th of October 2025, and she is scheduled to begin a Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace in September 2026.