Dolly Parton reflects on her first year without husband Carl Dean and thanks fans for support as she navigates grief and healing with her loved ones ...

Dolly Parton married businessman Carl Thomas Dean in 1966. In March 2025, she announced her late husband’s death. Learn more about him here. Dolly Parton has been a staple of the music industry for ...

Sixty years ago today, Dolly Parton married husband Carl Dean in front of only her mother, the preacher, and his wife.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton‘s little-seen but often talked-about husband of six decades, has died, the singer announced Monday on social media. He was 82. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together,” ...