Dolly Parton and Carl Dean: A 59-Year Love Story Lived Away From the Spotlight

For nearly six decades, Dolly Parton and Carl Dean shared one of entertainment’s longest-lasting marriages—and somehow kept much of it remarkably private.

They married on May 30, 1966, when Parton was 20 and Dean was 23, in a small ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia. They had met two years earlier outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat in Nashville, shortly after Parton arrived in the city to pursue her dreams. Continue Reading ⬇️