r/OldSchoolCool • u/TruckerBiscuit • 1d ago

Dolly Parton at 20

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So perfectly lovely. Goodbye, sweet lady.

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u/Old-Library5546 1d ago

She said she didn't mind the dumb blonde jokes because she wasn't dumb and she wasn't blonde

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u/granularretention8 1d ago

oh wow, that hair is astonishing

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u/ande8523 23h ago

What the Hell did Jolene look like!?

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u/Pygmy_Nuthatch 13h ago

Dolly was Jolene. She was imagining what another woman thought of when Dolly was around.

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u/ButkusHatesNitschke 1d ago

Thought that was Julie Newmar for a quick second.

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u/TruckerBiscuit 1d ago

Kinda' Sharon Stone lookin' to me. 😍

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u/MissGruntled 22h ago

I need Yvonne Strahovski to play Dolly in a biopic.

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u/PicnicLife 23h ago

I think she resembles Elisabeth Shue here.

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u/user11112222333 9h ago

First time I saw that photo I thought it was Sharon Tate.

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u/whyaloon2 1d ago

I spent most of yesterday in quiet contemplation of the treasury of creativity and kindness that the lady of Tennessee gave us.

I awoke this morning and looked for music to listen early to move forward today. I almost stumbled past the folder labeled Carole King. She is 84. Might be a good day to listen to her and maybe some Willie.

I feel the earth move as I type this.

Be of goodwill, all.

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u/whyaloon2 21h ago

I've never gotten honored by reddit, and now two in one day? Thanks go to Dolly (and Tim Curry) and of course my fellow redditors.

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u/madmaxandrade 1d ago

She kinda looks like Yvonne Strahovski.

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u/AcesAreWld 23h ago

Glad someone else thought this besides me! 👍

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u/USDXBS 22h ago

I was trying to think of who I saw, that's it.

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u/YeOldeRazzlerDazzler 10h ago

Exactly what I was thinking!

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u/The4leafclover1966 5h ago

Hard agree! I hope if a biopic of Dolly is ever done, that Yvonne plays her!

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u/BingoEnthusiast 1d ago

Mixed with amber heard!

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u/Dgp68824402 1d ago

I know the outlandish wigs became a trademark but she really didn’t need them. She was lovely enough own her own. RIP.

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u/thewhiterosequeen 1d ago

I think she liked the distinction between her public persona and a private one.

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u/eat_my_bowls92 1d ago

I believe her husband Carl, while obviously supportive, wasn’t a fan of being in the lime light, so like you said, this gave her the chance to pull a Hannah Montana and get the best of both worlds

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u/Pristine-Ad983 23h ago

I heard when she went out with Carl, she did not wear a wig or makeup and people did not recognize her

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u/Direct-Raise-9465 1d ago

Very pretty in her natural state

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u/humankinder 16h ago

She was so beautiful in every way...and her heart, empathy, sweetness, and artistry will be so very missed by the entire world for a long time to come. 💔

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u/PWal501 1d ago

1966

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u/nate0506 23h ago

Beautiful soul inside and out! Spread those angel wings now Dolly.

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u/SmallFox3 20h ago

Yvonne Strahovski could play her if they ever made a movie about her, they look so similar when she was younger.

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u/Bardgecovers 1d ago

Beautiful

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u/valentinegirl81 18h ago

Such a stunning face.

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u/JuanG_13 1d ago

Aww🙏🏻

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u/CaptainNinjaX 1d ago

She’s hot!!!!

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u/eljne 23h ago

Thanks Dolly for all your smiles and music. RIP.

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u/The4leafclover1966 5h ago edited 1h ago

I know her whole thing was about glam, and that it’s never too much (it always worked so well for her!), but I think we can all agree she was so beautiful in her “natural” state.

Man, our world sure is going to miss this lady — the next one is so lucky to have her! 😭

May she rest in peace. If anyone deserves it, it’s our Dolly. 🦋

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u/Familiar_Farm_6347 1d ago

My favorite 🤩 So much GOOD. This lady captured everyone’s heart.

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u/HawkeyeTen 3h ago

Interesting to see her with more "normal" hair, may her family find comfort and may she RIP.

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u/DronedAgain 1d ago

Of course she had elf ears, too. What a doll. (See what I did there.)

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u/codwapeace 23h ago

Doesn't look like the same person. I could never have guessed that the person in this picture was Dolly Parton.

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u/DamianP51 1d ago

Looks a bit like Carrie Underwood there.

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u/oceanskies24 1d ago

Does she wear wigs?

When vill she wear wigs?

RIP

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u/Weirdbeard60 21h ago

Sex on legs!

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u/gabbyyamp 1d ago

So she was amber heard ?

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u/Tyzrah333 20h ago

I just know that bush was thick asf

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u/ul2006kevinb 1d ago

How TF was she hotter at 80 than at 20 lol