Dolly Parton’s Marriage to Carl Dean Was Fueled by Distance and Difference

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:04:26 GMT

Dolly Parton met Carl Dean outside a Nashville laundromat in 1964. For decades, she was as protective of her marriage as he was fiercely private.

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