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    Dolly Parton

    Founder of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

    Chair, The Dollywood Foundation

    Background

    Dolly Parton launched the Imagination Library in her home county in East Tennessee in 1995, inspired by her father's inability to read and write.

    WTVF NewsChannel 5 reported that Parton died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

    The CMA's tribute special, CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton, was held at Belmont University's Fisher Center on October 21, 2026.

    About The Dollywood Foundation

    The Dollywood Foundation: The Dollywood Foundation is a 501(c)(3) foundation that leads Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, its flagship initiative.

    Key facts

    Imagination Library launch
    1995, in her home county in East Tennesseesource
    Death
    Died Tuesday, August 25, 2026, according to WTVF NewsChannel 5source
    Chair, The Dollywood Foundation
    Listed as Chair on the Foundation's Form 990 for the year ending December 2025, with $0 compensationsource

    WYDE coverage of Dolly Parton

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Dolly Parton, from Oct 24, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026. Dolly Parton is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is Feed People, Get Ahead: 7 Days Left to Apply for $1 Million Creator Fund.

    Reported alongside Dolly Parton

    Sources

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