Entertainment News - Dolly Parton's career: Music, red carpets and style
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WAP2000032309 - 23 MARCH 2000 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Famous country singer Dolly Parton who founded the "Imagination Library" in her native Sevier County in Tennessee, attends a function, March 23 at the National Press Club in Washintgon, DC. Parton was in town to pick up an award from the Association of American Publishers for her efforts to promote literacy. Her five-year-old program has already donated 150,000 books to the county's children. cs/Joel Rennich UPI
SLP2002082811- ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Country singer Dolly Parton entertains the crowds at the Pageant Theater during her concert in St. Louis on Aug. 28, 2002. jg/bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI
Dolly Parton arrives for a celebration of the Special Edition DVD release of '9 to 5' held at the Annex at the Hollywood & Highland Complex in Hollywood on March 30, 2006. (UPI Photo/ Phil McCarten)
Singer Dolly Parton arrives for "CMT Giants", a tribute to country music star Reba McEntire in Los Angeles on October 26, 2006. The tribute was taped before a live audience at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood and is scheduled to premiere on MTV Networks November 18. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)
Group photo of the 29th Kennedy Center Honors recipients at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday evening, December 2, 2006. Top row, from left: Stephen Spielberg, Dolly Parton, and Smokey Robinson. Bottom row, from left, Zubin Mehta and Andrew Lloyd Webber. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs /Pool)
DOLLY PARTON HONORED BY SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME IN NEW YORK
Actress-songwriter Dolly Parton poses with fellow singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka before she accepted the "Johnny Mercer Songwriter Award" at the 2007 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremonies held in New York on June 7, 2007. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
Dolly Parton makes her way down down to Herald Square on a float during the Macy's 81st Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 22, 2007. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo) .
Dolly Parton, entertainer, singer and song writer, speaks to guests at the National Press Club in Washington on February 10, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
Broadway musical production of 9 to 5 opens in New York
Actress Dolly Parton, who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical production of "9 to 5" takes her opening night curtain call bows with cast members at the Marquis theatre in New York on April 30, 2009. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
Dolly Parton attends the "Joyful Noise" premiere in Los Angeles
Dolly Parton, a cast member in the motion picture musical comedy "Joyful Noise", attends the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 9, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Dolly Parton attends the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas
Singer Dolly Parton attends the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 3, 2016. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Dolly Parton wins an award backstage at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas
Dolly Parton holds her Tex Ritter award backstage at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 3, 2016. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Dolly Parton accepts the 'Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award' at the 2016 Country Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI
Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda onstage at the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles
(L-R) Actors Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda onstage during the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 17, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Reba McEntire (R), Dolly Parton (C) and Carrie Underwood arrive for the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Dolly Parton arriveS for the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Country singer Dolly Parton arrives for the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday, March 7, 2022. Photo by James Atoa/UPI