Does Dolly Parton Have Children With Late Husband Carl Dean? – Hollywood Life

Dolly Parton and her late husband Carl Thomas Dean had a loving relationship for over 60 years until his death in March 2025. Carl was a businessman who owned an asphalt-paving business in Nashville, and the couple did not have children together. Despite not having kids, Dolly and Carl shared a close bond, with Dolly even writing her iconic song “Jolene” about a bank teller who had a crush on Carl.

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