In Memoriam: Dolly Parton & Tim Curry
The entertainment world lost two truly singular stars last week. Dolly Parton and Tim Curry both died last week on August 25 at the age of 80, leaving behind careers that stretched across decades, genres, and generations. They were both beloved At first glance, Parton and Curry may seem like very different performers. One became the rhinestone-covered queen of country music, while the other built a career playing some of film and theater’s strangest, funniest, and most unforgettable characters. But both shared something that made them impossible to imitate: they understood the power of being completely, unapologetically themselves! Few entertainers have ever been as universally beloved as Dolly Parton. Born in rural Tennessee in 1946, Parton transformed her beginnings in the Smoky Mountains into a career that made her one of the most successful singer-songwriters in history. Songs like “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” “9 to 5,” and “I Will Always Love You” became classics, while...