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Dolly Rebecca Parton |
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Female |
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5' 0" |
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US - United States of America |
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January 19, 1946 |
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Sevierville, Tennessee, USA |
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c/o ICM |
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40 West 57th Street |
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New York, NY 10019 |
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USA |
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c/o William Morris Agency |
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One William Morris Place |
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Beverly Hills, CA 90212 |
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USA |
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Biography |
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Dolly Rebecca Parton was born January 19, 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children, she started her entertainment career singing on local radio and television in eastern Tennessee. She moved to Nashville in 1964, and in 1967 was invited to join the weekly syndicated country music television program hosted by Porter Wagoner. Dolly won numerous Country Music Association awards (1968-1976), and by the mid-1970s Dolly was appearing frequently on TV specials and talk shows. Dolly then got her own show, aptly titled "Dolly" (1976). In 1977 Dolly got her first Grammy award: Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for her song "Here You Come Again."
Dolly's movie debut was in Nine to Five (1980), where she got an Oscar nomination for writing the title tune, and also Grammy awards 2 and 3, Best Country Song, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She is the head of Dolly Parton Enterprises, and in 1986 she founded Dollywood, a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Her last starring role was in 1992's Straight Talk, with James Woods. In 1992, "I Will Always Love You" was performed by Whitney Houston on The Bodyguard soundtrack. Houston's version became the best-selling hit written with worldwide sales of 12 million. Dolly Parton was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986. On April 14, 2004, she was awarded the Living Legend medal by U.S. Library of Congress for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States.
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