JOURNAL ARTICLE

Dolly Parton Turns 80!

  • Published In: People, 2026, v. 105, n. 3. P. 17 1 of 2

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 2

Abstract

ScoopThe country legend celebrates her birthday on Jan. 19MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY IMAGES; COURTESY DOLLY PARTON; RCA; RON BUSKIRK/UCG/UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP/GETTY IMAGES; JIM WRIGHTPHOTO (COLOR): 13 Her age when she made her Grand Ole Opry debutPHOTO (COLOR): 58 Years married to Carl Dean, whom she met outside a Laundromat, until his death in March 2025 at age 82PHOTO (COLOR): 25 No. 1s on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, the most of any womanPHOTO (COLOR): 3 million Average number of guests who attend her Dollywood theme park annuallyPHOTO (COLOR): 3,000+ Songs Parton says she has written [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:People. 2026/01, Vol. 105, Issue 3, p17
  • Document Type:Biography
  • Subject Area:Biography
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:0093-7673
  • Accession Number:190872221
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