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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1564/
- Published: 2026-08-26T18:30:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-26T18:30:19.000Z
- Description: In a career that spanned over half a century, Parton captured the American experience, penning more than 3000 songs.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day, Music

> [Dolly Parton](https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/saying-no-to-elvis-and-other-moments-that-shaped-dolly-parton-s-life?ref=goodoil.news), who rose from humble beginnings to the [greatest heights of American music](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/518943/dolly-parton-plans-for-musical-on-her-life-using-her-songs-to-land-on-broadway-in-2026?ref=goodoil.news) and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday at her home in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80.  
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> The statement, attributed to her nephew Bryan Seaver, said Parton died “peacefully”. A small, private service will be held for her close family, the statement added.  
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> Parton died “after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer,” her publicist Marcel Pariseau later said.  
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> The star had been open about various health issues in the last two years, and especially after her husband Carl Dean died in March 2025.  
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> “Back when my husband Carl was very sick – that was for a long time – and then when he passed, I didn’t take care of myself,” Parton said in a video to fans earlier this year. “So I let a lot of things go that I should have been taking care of.”  
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> In a career that spanned over half a century, Parton captured the American experience, penning more than 3000 songs.  
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> RNZ

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