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Dolly Parton’s cause of death confirmed as cancer after her death at 80
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Beyond music, she was celebrated for her philanthropy, including the Imagination Library literacy programme and a $1 million donation that supported COVID-19 vaccine research Parton died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Centre in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by loved ones.
Her Imagination Library became one of her most significant philanthropic initiatives, providing free books to children, while her $1 million donation to COVID-19 vaccine research helped support work that contributed to the Moderna vaccine.
Parton leaves behind a six-decade musical legacy, with more than 100 million records sold, 11 Grammy Awards and timeless hits including “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You”.
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