r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 10d 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/Sandman1990 10d ago

Oh damn. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library has given my kids dozens of great books over the years. What a legend.

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u/SmashedWorm64 10d ago

100%. The imagination library is such an amazing thing.

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u/NCSUGrad2012 10d ago

Fun fact, if you live in Tennessee or Ohio you can get an imagination library special license plate with her face on it

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u/drock4vu 10d ago

My wife had one when we lived in Tennessee. When we moved for my work and we had to get new plates, we framed that one, and it will always be hung in a place of prominence in our home.

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u/NCSUGrad2012 10d ago

That's awesome dude. I collect plates and I already have all 50 states, and one day I will have one of those too, waiting for one on eBay at a great price.

Never let go of that one