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Dolly Parton's life to screen in 'Coat of Many Colors'

"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" brings the story of the country star's upbringing to television screens next week in a film that takes its name from one of her songs. The film is set in 1955 in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains. PHOTO | FILE

By  REUTERS

What you need to know:

  • The film, set in 1955 in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains, is not a musical nor a Parton biopic but "a family-oriented faith-based story", NBC said.
  • Alyvia Alyn Lind plays the young Parton in the movie.

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"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" brings the story of the country star's upbringing to television screens next week in a film that takes its name from one of her songs. 

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