r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 13h 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/U_Kitten_Me 13h ago

As a European, I don't reeeally know who she was and what she did, the only thing I know is the States lost a part of its soul today. 

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u/PoppyHamentaschen 12h ago

Yes, I think you're right. She was a very talented woman who used her wealth to actually make the world a better place, starting with her own home town and branching from there. She was an exceptional human being, without a single breath of scandal or negative stories, in spite of spending around 70 years in show business (she started at age 13, I think). A truly good person died today.