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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80 after cancer diagnosis

Woman in light yellow dress sitting in green field against rock with guitar on lap.
Dolly Parton pictured in 2022. Photograph: NBC/Katherine Bomboy/Getty Images

Dolly Parton, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music, who was also much cherished for her philanthropy, has died aged 80.

Her death was announced by nephew Brian Seaver on Instagram. “I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now,” he said. “It is an honour, an honour that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness.”

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