美国乡村音乐传奇巨星、演员及慈善家多莉·帕顿于周二去世，享年78岁 1。她身高5英尺，在田纳西州东部农村塞维尔县的贫困家庭中长大，是12个孩子之一 1。10岁时，她在田纳西州诺克斯维尔的广播和电视上演出，13岁在乡村大剧院完成首演，21岁时加入“The Porter Wagoner Show” 1。她共赢得10项格莱美奖，其首部故事片为《朝九晚五》 1。
1986年，她在田纳西州皮金福吉开设了多莉伍德主题公园；根据2021年田纳西州航空系统计划的一项研究，该公园每年带来18亿美元的收入 1。1988年，她创立了多莉伍德基金会，并在90年代初推出“伙伴计划”，向塞维尔县的初中生承诺，若他们完成高中学业，每人将获得500美元 1。2016年，该基金会宣布向在野火中失去家园的家庭每月提供1000美元，连续发放六个月；其“我的人民基金”在火灾后的头六个月内帮助了900个家庭，提供了约900万美元的援助 1。1991年，她建立了一个白头海雕保护区；2000年，她设立了一项大学奖学金，向塞维尔县五名高三学生每人提供1.5万美元；2020年，她向范德比尔特大学的新冠病毒研究捐赠100万美元，助力莫德纳疫苗的研发 1。她于1995年创办了“想象力图书馆”项目，截至2025年，已向有需要的儿童捐赠超过2亿本书籍 1。
她曾三次婉拒总统自由勋章，其中两次来自唐纳德·特朗普总统，一次来自乔·拜登总统 1。她在2024年接受美联社采访时表示：“我希望我能被记住为一个试图在世界上做些好事的人。并且留下了，你知道的，一些美好的事物。” 1
American country music legend, actor, and philanthropist Dolly Parton died on Tuesday at the age of 78 1. She grew up in poverty and rose to global superstardom, leaving a legacy defined by her classic music, Hollywood crossover, business empire, and large-scale philanthropy 1. Standing 5-foot-nothing, Parton became an American cultural icon known for bridging political divides, her feminist awareness, and her generosity 1.
Parton grew up in poverty as one of 12 children in East Tennessee’s rural Sevier County 1. By age 10, she was on the radio and TV in Knoxville, Tennessee, and by 13, she had made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry 1. At 21, she joined “The Porter Wagoner Show,” and she won 10 Grammys 1. Her first feature film was “9 to 5” 1.
Parton opened Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in 1986 1. According to a 2021 study by the Tennessee Aviation System Plan, Dollywood brings in $1.8 billion each year 1.
In 1988, she launched the Dollywood Foundation 1. Its early 1990s Buddy Program gave $500 to each junior high student in Sevier County if they finished high school 1. In 2016, the foundation announced it would give $1,000 each month for six months to families who lost homes in wildfires 1. The My People Fund helped 900 families with roughly $9 million in the first six months after the fires 1. In 1991, she launched a sanctuary for bald eagles 1. In 2000, she started a college scholarship giving $15,000 to five high school seniors in Sevier County 1. In 2020, she donated $1 million to COVID-19 research at Vanderbilt University, which helped fund Moderna’s vaccine 1. Imagination Library was founded in 1995, and by 2025, she had given away over 200 million books to children in need 1.
Parton declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom three times, twice from President Donald Trump and once from President Joe Biden 1. “I hope I’ll be remembered as somebody that tried to do some good in the world,” she told The Associated Press in 2024, adding, “And left, you know, a few good things behind” 1.
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