August 28, 2026 Dolly Parton slept as little as 3 hours, did her own hair and makeup on set, co-star Danica McKellar says Danica McKellar reveals Dolly Parton slept only three to five hours a night and did her own hair and makeup before arriving on set each morning.
August 28, 2026 Dolly Parton defied country music's expectations for women and built a career on her own terms: experts Dolly Parton broke barriers for women in country music by controlling her image, owning her work and refusing to shed her femininity for authority.
August 27, 2026 Dolly Parton's beloved literacy mission sees surge of support after country icon's death Alabama's proposed Dolly Parton Imagination Library license plate surged from 40 to over 550 commitments in 24 hours after the icon's death.
August 27, 2026 CNN apologizes after mistakenly airing image of Dolly Parton impersonator during report on icon's death CNN issued an apology after accidentally airing a photo of Dolly Parton impersonator Kelly Vohnn during a report on the music icon's death.
August 27, 2026 Dolly Parton offered to try experimental drugs if ‘no hope’ for cancer battle to help others, sister says Dolly Parton offered to let doctors test experimental drugs on her during her cancer battle, hoping what they learned could someday save others.
August 27, 2026 Dolly Parton’s six-decade love story with Carl Dean began at a laundromat Dolly Parton and Carl Dean's private love story began at a Nashville laundromat in 1964 and endured nearly 60 years away from the spotlight.
August 26, 2026 Why Dolly Parton could bring together Americans who agree on almost nothing Dolly Parton embodied the African concept of Ubuntu — "I am because we are" — enlarging humanity through her Imagination Library and delight in others.
August 26, 2026 Dolly Parton’s private cancer battle highlights why some patients don’t share their diagnoses Dolly Parton kept her cancer diagnosis private before her death, raising questions about why some patients hide their health battles and the stigma involved.
August 26, 2026 In wake of Dolly Parton's death, oncologist reveals why some patients keep cancer diagnoses secret Dr. Kristin Higgins, chief clinical officer at City of Hope Cancer Center in Atlanta, surmised that Dolly Parton may have preferred for people to remember her for her “amazing career” and not for a diagnosis at the end of her life.
August 26, 2026 El-Sayed's tribute to Dolly Parton after her death sparks internet fury as critics cry foul: 'Gimme a break' Abdul El-Sayed's Dolly Parton tribute on X was ratioed after critics accused the Michigan Senate candidate of exploiting her death for political gain.
