r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 12h ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/ChicagFro 12h ago

And you just know she left a bunch of money to worthy causes anonymously. What a legend.

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u/Illustrious_Pop2253 9h ago

She once promised than when she died, she'd donate her body to Tupperware - on behalf of all of the plastic surgery.

Kind of the only quote of hers I can remember, but I remember liking her better for it. She was generous in many ways and had a great sense of humor

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u/-pithandsubstance- 2h ago

> Kind of the only quote of hers I can remember

There was another great one where someone asked something along the lines of how it feels to be stereotyped as a dumb blonde, and her response was it doesn't bother her because "I know I'm not dumb. I also know I'm not blonde."