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Dolly Parton Reflects on Career Amid Health Struggles

11/12/2025

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Dolly Parton reflects on seven-decade career in her new book Star of the Show: My Life on Stage as she nears her 80th birthday.
She has faced health challenges and the death of her husband, Carl Dean, but remains determined to keep working.
She postponed her Las Vegas residency due to health issues and reassured fans in an Instagram video that she is not seriously ill.

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Dolly Parton reflects on seven-decade career in her new book Star of the Show: My Life on Stage as she nears her 80th birthday.
She has faced health challenges and the death of her husband, Carl Dean, but remains determined to keep working.
She postponed her Las Vegas residency due to health issues and reassured fans in an Instagram video that she is not seriously ill.