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  3. Nov 3, 2021 · Country music legend Dolly Parton has been married to Carl Dean for more than 55 years — though the public has hardly seen him at all in that time. But Tuesday afternoon, she shared a fun...

    • They Met Outside A Laundromat
    • Parton's Record Label Didn't Want Her to Get Married
    • Dean Has Inspired Many of Parton's Hits
    • Dean's Taken Extreme Measures to Maintain His Privacy
    • Parton Was Accused of Her Marriage Being A Cover-Up For Another Relationship
    • Parton Admits They're 'Complete Opposite'
    • Dean Calls Parton The 'Love of My Life'

    Parton was surprised when husband-to-be Dean entered her life. "I met him the first day I got to Nashville, in 1964. I graduated on a Friday night, went to Nashville on a Saturday morning with dirty clothes and I went to a Laundromat looking for anything but love. I had just left two boyfriends back home," she told Interview in 1984. As for Dean, i...

    Dean had to enlist in the army soon after he started seeing Parton. They stayed in touch during his service and got engaged after his two years in the military were up. However, fearful of a negative impact on her career, Parton's record label didn't want her to get married at that time. But the singer, who's said, "I was so in love with Carl I cou...

    Dean's support for Parton's career didn't extend to controlling it. "He never interferes with me businesswise," Parton told Playboy in 1978. "That’s why I hire managers." Instead, her husband concentrated on his own asphalt paving business. In fact, Dean apparently didn't really enjoy his wife's music. "He likes hard rock, he likes Led Zeppelin and...

    Despite his album cover appearance, Dean has consistently avoided Parton's celebrity lifestyle. After attending an awards ceremony in 1966, he reportedly told her, "I love you, and I will support you in your career any way I can, but I am not going to any more of these wingdings." Parton accepted where her husband was coming from. "He knows if he e...

    Because Dean hasn't often been seen with Parton, questions arose about the nature of their relationship. Some fans speculated that the marriage is a cover-up for Parton's love affair with lifelong friend Judy Ogle. Parton has relied heavily on Ogle, including during a time in the 1980s when she was unwell and didn't want to worry Dean with the full...

    Talking about Dean to People in 2015, Parton admitted, "We're completely opposite, but that’s what makes it fun. I never know what he’s gonna say or do. He’s always surprising me." They laugh together and accept one another as-is. Dean doesn't care for flying, so Parton doesn't ask him to (apart from one trip to Hawaii). And in Parton's view, their...

    Parton and Dean — who call each other "Daddy" and "Mama" — share a union that works for them. They don't regret a lack of children, having many nieces, nephews and godchildren to focus on. And they're comfortable with each other. "I know every line in his face and he knows every hair in my wig," Parton saidin 2014. In 2016, in honor of their 50th w...

  4. Jan 11, 2024 · Updated on January 10, 2024 09:17PM EST. Despite their over 50-year romance, Dolly Parton and Carl Thomas Dean are not the type to flaunt their love. They are hardly ever seen in public...

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    • Nicole Briese
  5. Dec 4, 2020 · Dolly Parton secretly married her husband, Carl Dean, in 1966. Carl, who prefers to stay out of the spotlight, inspired Dolly’s hit songs “Jolene,” “From Here to the Moon and Back,” and...

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  6. Jan 19, 2023 · Jan 19, 2023, 6:26 AM PST. Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean. dollyparton/Instagram. Dolly Parton and Carl Dean met outside a Nashville laundromat in 1964 and married in...

  7. Nov 3, 2021 · CNN — Dolly Parton is showing her love for her husband of 55 years, Carl Thomas Dean. The legendary singer, who turned 75 this year, took to Instagram with a throwback picture of...

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