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Dolly Parton dead at 80

The country music legend is preceded in death by her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died in March 2025

Christina Dugan Ramirez By Christina Dugan Ramirez Fox News
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Dolly Parton has died. She was 80. 

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Dolly Parton has died. The country music legend was 80. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Her nephew revealed the news in an Aug. 25 Instagram video. The news comes after Parton spent months battling an unknown health issue.

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Christina Dugan Ramirez is an entertainment journalist with more than 15 years of experience, including a decade at PEOPLE writing high-profile cover stories, covering Hollywood's biggest events, and interviewing many of the industry's most influential stars before joining Fox News Digital in 2024.

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