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Dolly Parton’s Marriage to Carl Dean Was Fueled by Distance and Difference

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Dolly Parton’s Marriage to Carl Dean Was Fueled by Distance and Difference
NYT Arts
NYT Arts44 mins ago
Dolly Parton’s Marriage to Carl Dean Was Fueled by Distance and Difference
Dolly Parton met Carl Dean outside a Nashville laundromat in 1964. For decades, she was as protective of her marriage as he was fiercely private.
The Mirror
The Mirror🏁 first to report1 days ago
'Traumatic' event that drove Dolly Parton's beloved husband Carl into hiding
Dolly Parton once called her husband a 'loner' as he only made less than a handful of public apperances with his wife - and one left him so 'traumatised' he never went out with her again
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