Dolly Parton Shares Secret to Her 52-Year-Long Marriage to Carl Thomas Dean

Dolly Parton Shares Secret to Her 52-Year-Long Marriage to Carl Thomas Dean
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A young businessman and Nashville native named Carl Thomas Dean swept 18-year-old Dolly Parton off her cowboy-booted feet in 1964. The pair had a small wedding ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia, just two years later, and never looked back.

Parton’s mother was the only witness.