Dolly Parton left behind a staggering and enduring legacy following her death Tuesday at 80 — but kids of her own aren’t part of it.
Throughout her life, the country music superstar was candid about her and longtime husband Carl Dean’s decision not to have children throughout their nearly 60 years of marriage. (Dean died in March 2025 at 82.)
While speaking to a reporter at the premiere of “9 to 5” in December 1980, Parton admitted, “I don’t know that I want a child.”
The Grammy winner noted that she came to that conclusion after having grown up in a family of 12 kids and helping raise several of her younger brothers and sisters after marrying…
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