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I try to be good at it, whatever part I'm playing - even in my daily life or when the spotlight hits me on the stage to perform - I gotta be alive every second in this world. With or without the applause!
Dolly Parton
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Dolly Parton
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 19
Actor
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Country Musician
Country Singer
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Pittman Center
Tennessee
Dolly Rebecca Parton
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