Dolly Parton and Carl Thomas Dean were married for nearly 60 years before his death on March 3 Nicole Briese is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.
(AP) – Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” died Monday. He was 82.
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