Dolly Parton Dead at 80 - One of the Country's Defining Baby Boomers

August 15, 1945 is when Japan officially surrendered. WWII finally over, American soldiers began coming home. In 1946, the baby boom began.

Famous boomers born in 1946:

• Diane Keaton – January 5
• Dolly Parton – January 19
• Cher – May 20
• Donald Trump – June 14
• George W. Bush – July 6
• Sylvester Stallone – July 6
• Linda Ronstadt – July 15
• Bill Clinton – August 19
• Susan Sarandon – October 4
• Sally Field – November 6
• Steven Spielberg – December 18

Dolly Parton, the legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, has died at 80. Outliving nearly 40% of her 1946 birth cohort, she remains a defining voice of her generation.