Dolly was just nine years old when the baby died, and fought back tears as she gave the interview. She had named her baby brother 'Larry', and wrote in her 2020 autobiography that she had planned extensively for his arrival. She wrote: “I had planned and worked so hard to be ready for him, to be his 'little mama'.
She underwent a hysterectomy, which meant that she would never be able to have children. This was devastating news for Dolly, who had always wanted to become a mother. She fell into a deep depression and even contemplated suicide. Dolly focused her energy on a new business opportunity.
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born into a large family, the fourth of twelve children, on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. She came from deep in Appalachia, where music was an integral part of life for those who, like the Partons, struggled to make a hard living.
Country legend Dolly Parton is beloved by listeners of all ages, but despite her large family and her strong bond with kids, she and husband Carl Dean have never had children of their own.
But when someone left a baby at the legendary singer's home, she responded in the only way she knew how: She took the abandoned infant under her caring wing until help arrived.
Because this is real life and not the movies, Parton did what she had to in order to ensure that baby Jolene found a safe place. "We immediately called Human Services and took care of the baby until they got there," she spills. "We never did know or hear anything about it.
Dolly was just nine years old when the baby died, and fought back tears as she gave the interview. She had named her baby brother 'Larry', and wrote in her 2020 autobiography that she had planned extensively for his arrival.
“Since I had no kids, and my husband was pretty independent, I had freedom,” Parton said. “So, I think a big part of my whole success is the fact that I was free to work.” Though at some point, Parton admits she used to regret not having kids.
Parton suffered from endometriosis.
She suffered from endometriosis, a painful condition that can lead to infertility. By 1984, she underwent a partial hysterectomy to treat her symptoms, a procedure in which the entire uterus and part of the cervix are removed, according to an interview with Closer Weekly.
“I didn't have children because I believed that God didn't mean for me to have kids so everybody's kids could be mine, so I could do things like Imagination Library because if I hadn't had the freedom to work, I wouldn't have done all the things I've done,” Parton said on Today.
In 1966, Dolly married Carl Dean. He is a retired asphalt road-paving businessman, who prefers to stay out of the limelight. While Dolly does not use Dean's surname professionally, she has said that her passport says 'Dolly Parton Dean'.
Her parents paid for her birth with a sack of oatmeal.
Here's the history and secrets of their lasting love... When country icon Dolly Parton first met her husband, Carl Dean, she was 18 years old. A then 21-year-old Carl had spotted Dolly outside their local Wishy Washy Laundromat in Nashville, on the first day the singer had moved to the famous music city.
Randy Parton, brother of renowned county singer Dolly Parton, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday.
Although the gloves and long sleeves are a style choice, the country crooner admitted she wants to cover up some tattoos in those areas on her body. She originally got the tattoos to cover up scar tissue that Parton has opened up about.
“My weaknesses have always been men, sex and food and not necessarily in that order,” Dolly said during the appearance on Table Manners podcast. She also joked that she and her husband Carl, to whom she has been married since 1966, are “sick” of one another.
Aside from being two of the most successful singers in the music industry, they also share a familial connection: Parton is Cyrus' godmother.
Dolly Parton's gloves may be hiding some scars.
"I have a tendency to have keloid scar tissue, and I have a tendency where, if I have any kind of scars anywhere, then they kind of have a purple tinge that I can never get rid of," Dolly said.
Dolly Parton Doesn't Have Children, and She's Fine With That.
Dolly Parton went though "a dark time" in her 30s after being told she would not be able to have children. The country star, who married husband Carl Dean aged 20, underwent a partial hysterectomy after an illnesse caused her to pass out on stage.
Dolly Parton's tattoos have been a topic of conversation for decades. Though the country music legend hasn't offered a glimpse of her collection, she's shared little details about them over the years. Her body art includes butterflies, ribbons, bows, a beehive, and more, all tattooed in pastel ink.
Dolly Parton has said that she turned down Elvis Presley's advances because she was already in love with her then-husband, Carl Dean. She has also said that she didn't want to be known as just another one of Elvis' conquests. Despite Elvis Presley's offer to record “I Will Always Love You,” Dolly Parton turned it down.
"Singing was like breathing at home," Dolly's sister Rachel told People back in 1982. The Parton siblings as children. Sadly, two of Dolly's brothers passed away over the years. Larry Parton died just four days after his birth in 1955, according to a 2015 Fox News segment.
Parton and Dean have been together for 54 years, having tied the knot in 1966 after falling in love at first sight when Parton was only 18. Although the couple initially thought about having kids of their own, it didn't turn out the way they originally thought.
Talia Hill, 9, told Inside Edition that she was turning around from a hot chocolate stand when the singer grabbed her and pulled her back to prevent a moving vehicle from hitting her. "Well, I am an angel, you know?" Talia recalled Parton saying.