Dolly Parton and Carl Dean
Courtesy of Dolly Parton/InstagramDolly Parton It is one of the most popular stars on Earth. As a singer, actress and philanthropist, she is bigger than life. As a wife, she keeps the veil of privacy about her late husband’s marriage Carl DeanHe died in March 2025 at the age of 82.
Parton and Dean ended in 1966, just as her music career was in trouble. Dean manages to do it as she soars, leaving her mark in Nashville and Hollywood Stay away from the public. Their union has stood the test of time, perhaps because she is famous, but he does not, a simple balance of yin and yang.
“We are the perfect partner,” Parton specifically told US Weekly In January 2022. “We both have a great sense of humor. … We were able to solve any problem and any situation, and joke, not make it too heavy, but we respect each other, we like each other. We were lucky to let us say that.”
She continued: “You know, most people can keep married [going strong] If you put in a little effort. Some people just get lazy, lazy, and about things that don’t matter, like putting toilet seats on them. If this is the worst thing you worry about, you are already in trouble. ”
Here is everything Parton said to her late husband over the years:
Why Dean got out of the spotlight
“Jolene” singer resolves Dean’s disgust for the attention in an interview in 2020 Entertainment tonight.
“Many people think [he doesn’t exist] For years, because he didn’t want to be the spotlight at all,” Parton told The Outlet. “It’s not who he is. He is a quiet, reserved person. ”
She explained at the time that Dean “wanted to know if he had ever been there and he would never have a minute of peace, and he was right about that.” He added that she was “always respected and appreciated” and fulfilled his desire for privacy.
“He said, ‘I didn’t choose this world, I chose you, you chose this world. But we can separate and consistent our lives.” We did. “We are 56 years old together and 54 years old married. ”
Parton and Dean share a sense of humor
“When people asked me why it lasted so long, I said, ‘Because I left.’ Parton explained in 2020: “But we do respect and admire each other. We both had a great sense of humor. So we have a lot of fun. ”
Although their reputations vary, Steel Mulan The star said she walked well with Dean.
“We have very similar flavors,” she said. “We love traveling in small RVs, we don’t like parties and all of this stuff.”
Parton and Dean rarely argue in their 60-year marriage
“Any time [there is] Too much tension continues to happen, we can all find a joke about it to break the tension and we don’t let it go that far,” parton Tell the “Silly” podcast In December 2024. “We’ve ever been back to fight – I’m glad we’ve never done it.”
Parton and Dean have compatible zodiac signs
According to Parton, she and Dean are astrologically matched.
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“Well, he’s a family and it works great for us,” she said in an interview with “Silly Blonde”. “He was paving the road at the time, but his signs were cancer, I’m a Capricorn, and these were signs of compatibility. Capricorn is a mountain goat because it’s always climbing, and cancer is more like a family. He really is. He wants to be at home. I like to see what else there is there, but I think it works for us.”
How do they meet
The couple met outside the Wishy Washy laundromat in Nashville in 1964.
“I left two boyfriends who wanted to marry me and kept saying, ‘No, I’m moving to Nashville’.” “I thought, ‘The last thing I wanted was a boyfriend’, so, I got here…I went to Nashville that day and I met Carl Dean. 60 years later, I’m still with Carl Dean!”
As Dean stared at Parton, “My first thought was that I was going to marry that girl,” he said. A statement It was established in 2016 for the 50th anniversary. “My second thought was, ‘Master, she looks great.” That was the day when my life began. I won’t trade for the last 50 years.”
As for Dolly, “I was surprised and happy that he looked at my face (which was rare for me) when he talked to me. He seemed really interested in finding out who I was and who I am.”
Dean’s disgust of industry activities
Parton once “begged” Dean to attend her 1967 BMI Song Awards Ceremony.
“I rented an evening dress and begged him to go, oh, he was uncomfortable all night.” Bunnie Xo. “Once we bumped into the door, he started to take things away. He said, “Look, now, I want you to do everything you want, I wish you all the best, but never let me go for another damn thing because I didn’t go.” “He has never done it!”
Despite his disgust at participating in industry events, Dean will continue to celebrate the couple’s personal milestones – away from Parton’s loyal fan base.
“He didn’t even like going out for supper, so even on anniversary we usually stay home and make something special,” she recalled two months before Dean’s death. “Now, we’re going to go to a Mexican restaurant and sit in a booth. He loves that! We’re going to sit in a booth… We know where to go when the big crowds come, but he’s special to me.”
Their feelings about having no children
Parton and Dean never became parents- neither seemed to regret it.
“Now that I and I are older, we often say, ‘Are you unhappy we don’t have children?’ Now we don’t have children to worry,” Parton Tell Billboard 2014.
They make romance live
The “You’re Here Again” singer celebrates Valentine’s Day with Dean, wearing “some little fun” clothes and a shower.
Jeff Kravitz/Movie Magazine Dolly Parton and her husband Carl Dean are still blessed after 58 years of marriage, as long as he doesn’t have to join her red carpet. “He’s a good guy. He’s quiet, I’m loud, we’re funny. He’s funny,” Patton, 78, joking on Monday, December 9 […]
“I always wear something heart-shaped, and I always buy him a few lover’s cards,” Patton said. disclose US Weekly In 2022. “You know, because when you start looking for cards, you find a lot and want all.”
At that time, she was full of us Secret about her keeping sparks with her spouse.
“you Find almost no way. “Parton, who was 76, then, said. “Just like last year on his birthday, I dressed up My Playboy Bunny Suitlet him have breakfast, [ran] Around that moment. ”
Couple cooking together
“I’m a better chef, but [Carl] It can actually be done well,” Parton told usadding: “Occasionally sometimes,” she would ask her husband to reach out in the kitchen. “I’ve left a lot [that] He must [learn to] Chef, but he actually did a great job. He knows how to cook what he likes, but he prefers my cooking. ”
