The country music star’s death was announced by nephew Brian Seaver on Instagram Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80 A life in pictures Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out A $1m donation by Dolly Parton to coronavirus vaccine research...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live)