Dolly Parton Pictures Page - Biography Continued

Performing on stage at the Grand Ole Opry when she was 13, Dolly waited until after finishing high school in 1964 to move to Nashville and pursue her dream of stardom.   Two years later, in 1966, she married Carl Thomas Dean.   Maintaining a very private life, Dean owns a business in Nashville.  Dolly and Dean have no children of their own, although their help raising her siblings and nieces and nephews earned her the nickname “Aunt Granny”. Mini Commercial: Dolly Parton Pictures  could make great gifts for nieces and nephews!

“Aunt Granny” may describe her warm and generous personality, but do not describe her sparkling stage presence complete with a low-cut gown and a platinum wig.  In her signature smile and southern drawl, she quipped to Oprah Winfrey:  "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap."  Mini Commercial: Hey, Dolly Parton Pictures are priced right, but they ain't "cheap"

Dolly owes much of her four decades of success to her prolific song-writing.  Drawing upon her own experiences and the beauty of nature, her lyrics cross boundaries within music genres and speak to people of many different backgrounds.  Her top songs, “I Will Always Love You”, “Coat of Many Colors”, “Joline”, “Love is Like a Butterfly”, “Here You Come Again”, “9 to 5” were successful on country, pop, and adult contemporary charts.  Her duet with Kenny Rogers, “Islands in the Stream” was written by Barry Gibb.  Known in show business as “The Iron Butterfly”, Dolly Parton used common sense and confidence when making publishing and royalty decisions early in her career, resulting in huge monetary rewards today.  Mini Commercial: Dolly Parton Pictures are another common sense decision -

In 1969 Dolly Parton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.  Thirty productive years later, in 1999, Dolly was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.  For contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States of America Dolly Parton received the Living Legend Medal by the Library of Congress in 2004.   In 2005 she was given the National Medal of Arts by the President of the United States.  In 2006, Dolly received the Kennedy Center Honors.   Her philanthropy was recognized in 2007 when received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service.  Dolly Parton’s literacy program, “Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library” has won numerous awards throughout the decade as Dolly distributes more than 2.5 million free books annually.  Mini Commercial: Dolly Parton Pictures come from another award Wining artist!

Dolly’s filmography includes her 1980 debut smash NINE TO FIVE, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.  In 1982 she appeared with Burt Reynolds in THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS and earned her second Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.  In 1984 she appeared in RHINESTONE, opposite Sylvester Stallone, and in 1989 she beautified a small Southern town in STEEL MAGNOLIAS with a star-filled ensemble cast including Sally Fields and Julia Roberts.  STRAIGHT TALK, in 1992, featured Dolly as a call-in radio host.  In 2002, Dolly appeared in FRANK MCKLUSKY, C.I.  In recent years Dolly has appeared on the silver screen playing herself in cameo roles.  Younger audiences got to know Dolly Parton as Hannah Montana’s “Aunt Dolly” in the Disney hit TV program HANNAH MONTANA.  Off the show, Dolly Parton is Mylie Cyrus’ godmother.   Mini Commercial: Giving Dolly Parton Pictures could make you the star!"

Dolly Parton is a country music superstar, a Grammy winning songwriter, a Golden Globe nominated actress, a television icon, a street-wise business woman and an advocate for children’s literacy.  

Dolly Parton Pictures Page - Frequently asked questions about Dolly.

Q. How old is Dolly Parton?  A. She was born January 19th 1946

Q. Who is Dolly Parton's husband?  A. Carl Dean

Q. What are Dolly Parton's Top 10 Songs? A. 1. I will Always Love You, 2. Coat of Many colors., 3. Jolene , 4. Love is like a Butterfly , 5. Bargain Store, 6. Here You Come Again , 7. 9 to 5 , 8. Islands in the Stream, 9. Why'd you come in here looking like that, 10. Romeo (source: associatedcontent.com)

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