Dolly Parton and Carl Dean’s romance and highly private marriage are explored in the new biography “Ain’t Nobody’s Fool,” by ...

The Life and Times of Dolly Parton,” Martha Ackmann dives deep into Parton’s life, from her humble beginnings in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains to the present.

Dolly Parton felt like she couldn't tell her husband about a dark period in her life. She shared why she didn't talk about it ...

When Avie Lee Owens and Lee Parton first married, they had the very basics: “two knives, two forks, two spoons, a skillet, a butcher knife, and an old iron kettle.” He was seventeen; she was fifteen.

Dolly Parton (born 19.1.1946) Dolly Parton is an American country singer and songwriter, as well as an author and an actress. Childhood & Family Life: Dolly was the fourth of 12 children born to ...

You were different, and you had a secret: as in the new biography, “Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton” ...

Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, were married for nearly 60 years. Parton readily admitted that they were very ...

Dolly Parton's private life has long fascinated fans, but few details about her marriage were known for decades after she wed ...

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on "American icon" Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.

In the winter of 1976-77, Country Music magazine assigned me to do a cover story on Dolly Parton for the May 1977 issue. A few weeks after I flew to Waco, Texas, to catch the first night of her tour ...