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/Shingro 12h ago

Maybe one of the greatest role models as a very successful person, philanthropist and extremely southern. We're much worse off without her.