US country music legend Dolly Parton dies, aged 80

Dolly Parton, the country music legend and actress known for her decades-spanning career and status as one of America's most beloved entertainers, has died at eighty, France 24 reports. She passed on August 25th. Her death closes the chapter on a career that made her one of the rare public figures to transcend America's cultural divides.

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