Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, dead at 82: 'Words can't do justice'
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Carl Thomas Dean, husband of country music icon Dolly Parton, has died. He was 82.
Parton shared the news on Monday in a statement posted on her official Instagram page. "Carl and I spent many wonderful years together," Parton wrote. "Words can't do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy." The couple married in 1966 and had no children.
A cause of death was not disclosed, although the post noted Dean died in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dean was a private man − so private that many have long wondered if he actually existed. He rarely walked a red carpet, made an appearance at a premiere or attended a show business function. But he did exist, and the deep love and respect he showed his wife was instrumental to Parton's perseverance and success throughout her career, Parton told Knox News, part of The USA TODAY Network, in 2024.
"There's always that safety, that security, that strength," she said of being with Dean. "He's a good man, and we've had a good life and he's been a good husband."
Dean never wanted to be in the spotlight. One night at an awards show in 1966 was enough to convince him that the glitz and glam was not the scene for him. After the event, Dean told his new wife, "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 revealed in her 1994 autobiography, "Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business."
From then on, he stayed in the shadows to focus on his real estate dealings and tended to the couple's Nashville ranch, all while shooing away pesky reporters.
"He never wanted to be part of any of that, never did interviews. (He) would just run like a scalded dog. If somebody said, 'Are you Carl Dean? Can you answer a few questions?' 'No, I don't answer questions,'" Parton told Knox News while imitating Dean.
But Parton shared glimpses of her mysterious husband and their marriage throughout her career, in interviews, on social media and in her music.
"Jolene," one of Parton's signature songs, is partly based on a bank teller who flirted with Dean, according to biograhy.com. She wrote "Just Because I'm a Woman" after Dean expressed disappointment she'd been with other men before they married. Dean is featured on the cover of her album 'My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy' (1969). Dean also was the inspiration behind other songs, including "From Here to the Moon and Back," "Forever Love," "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" and "Tomorrow is Forever."
According to Parton's social media post Monday, Dean will be laid to rest in a private ceremony attended by immediate family.
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