Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

Dolly Parton, the 80-year-old country music icon, died after a brief battle with cancer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by family. Her career included 25 U.S. country No. 1 singles, 47 Top-10 albums, Golden Globe-nominated acting, and the Imagination Library, which donated over 300 million books to children.