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Dolly Parton was a lot of things - a country musician, a philanthropist, an actress, a storyteller and a businesswoman.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The family did not give a cause of death, but the singer-songwriter -- also an actress, philanthropist and powerful businesswoman -- had spoken about her recent ill health.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

American icon Dolly Parton, whose career as a country singer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist spanned six decades, has died at age 80.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Female cats begin breeding when the weather starts to get warmer, according to Michelson Found Animals, an animal welfare nonprofit funded by surgeon and philanthropist Dr. Gary K. Michelson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Soon after he passed away, a magazine poll taken to determine who “was the greatest man in the United States” placed Billy Sunday eighth, tied with the legendary philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Parton was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2022, which honoured her as "one of the entertainment world's most generous philanthropists".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

In retirement, "Boss Zhu" published a number of books of speeches on economic reform, and was listed as one of the country's top philanthropists.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

This tactic is creating a new loser in the consolidation of higher education: thousands of philanthropists who have donated billions of dollars to colleges and universities across generations, reports Douglas Belkin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The ties extend beyond overlapping at religious charities in the orbits of Michigan philanthropists.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

“Here one was sure to meet scholars, philosophers, philanthropists, judges, bishops, clergymen, and statesmen,” Elizabeth wrote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling