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The rumors are flying that Dolly Parton has died. What is going on with this
country superstar? The talk of Dolly dying started in June of 2023 and has
continued since. Fans are terrified at the idea of her dying at the age of 77. 
Parton is getting older, but she has seemed to be in great health over the
years.




DOLLY DOESN’T PLAN TO RETIRE

Dolly Parton has mentioned that she may die on stage. The reality is that she
has no plans to retire, but instead will keep working until she drops dead. "I
would never retire. I'll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song
onstage someday," Dolly said. It sounds like someday fans could get the shocking
news that Dolly has died on stage, but she would go the way that she wanted to.
She loves what she does.









IS DOLLY PARTON DEAD?



Snopes has cleared up the rumors about if Dolly Parton has died or not. Luckily,
at the age of 77, she is still alive and well.  Back in June of 2023, a ton of
posts, obituaries and more came out saying that Dolly was dead. It turned out
that it was just a hoax and that Dolly is actually fine.

One reason that these rumors might have started is that Dolly’s top songwriter
did actually die. Cynthia Weil died at the age of 82 back in June of 2023 when
the rumors that Dolly died were going strong. You can see who she was below and
why this may have started the Dolly rumors.








Dolly did go to social media and send out a post about how sad she was that her
top songwriter died. There was some confusion with people seeing the word dead
along with a picture of Dolly Parton so they assumed the worst. Dolly said:



> “I am so sad to hear that Cynthia Weil had passed. She was one of the greatest
> writers of all time and I owe her such a debt of gratitude because she and her
> partner, Barry Mann, wrote my first million selling song “Here You Come Again.
> 
> So I have always been grateful and will be eternally grateful to her. I’m sure
> she’ll be missed by all the ones that love her and always be appreciated for
> all of the wonderful music she left behind.”

Did you believe the rumors that Dolly Parton had died? Sound off in the comments
below on your thoughts.

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Tom Cruise is notorious for his self-performed stunts in projects such as
Mission: Impossible and its numerous sequels, but he’s definitely not the first
actor to put his life on the line for a pretty cool shot. Practical stunts were
hugely popular during the silent movie era of the Hollywood industry, before
techniques such as green screens and CGI were even possibilities. In order for
characters to go through death-defying situations on-screen, the cast and crew
would have to actually recreate these stunts and perform them in real life.

The best silent movies were those that could suck their audience into their
story despite the lack of special effects and dialogue - making large stunts one
of the most effective ways of doing so. Despite the movies’ short runtimes, many
of them actually centered around these impressive set pieces that could often be
incredibly expensive to construct and even more dangerous to execute, often
putting the stunt performers’ lives in danger just to catch that money shot to
make the film succeed. Many of these stunts even rival some of the tricks that
action stars like Cruise have performed several decades later - without any of
the technical assistance.

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TRAIN TRACKS & OTHERS (LES VAMPIRES)




Les Vampires is a famous silent movie that features a plethora of impressive
stunts, telling an exciting story of crime that takes place in Paris. The most
famous stunt from the project involved the lead actor tumbling down the side of
a building and gradually slowing herself down with a length of rope. It was an
extremely ambitious stunt that definitely could’ve ended in serious injury, but
stuntperson Musidora was no stranger to the art. She also completed a stunt
earlier in the movie where she lies on train tracks as 52 freight cars pass over
her, which was filmed without any camera tricks or assistance.


THE RODEO SCENE (THE DEVIL HORSE)




Animals can always create an unpredictable environment when filming movies,
which is why trained professionals are always called in to maintain safety.
However, there were only so many steps that they could take to protect rodeo
star Yakima Canutt during his deadly stunt in Devil Horse, which saw him riding
on the back of a famously violent horse named Rex. His arms and legs were
constrained and tied to the horse during the scene, which made it less likely
he’d fall off - but also removed all freedom of movement and essentially placed
his life in the balance of the wranglers.


THE LION (THE CIRCUS)




Charlie Chaplin’s movies ruled Hollywood in the 1920s, and The Circus was widely
considered among his best projects of them all. The movie sees Chaplin’s
character employed at a circus after stumbling into the tent and accidentally
becoming the show’s lead attraction. Naturally, the circus environment allowed
for several impressive stunts and talented performances in the film, but one
scene that’s gone down in history doesn’t actually feature the circus performers
at all. The sequence sees Chaplin standing right next to an actual lion, with no
restraints or barriers separating them. While there will have definitely been
safety measures in place, this was among Chaplin’s most dangerous ideas.


THE WATERFALL SWING (OUR HOSPITALITY)





When it comes to daring stunts of the silent era, the works of Buster Keaton
definitely take the crown. Keaton was never afraid to put himself in danger in
the pursuit of a great stunt, and this iconic scene from Our Hospitality proves
exactly that. Filmed on-location at a real waterfall, the stunt sees Keaton
swing from a rock, catch a woman as she’s about to fall from the edge, and swing
back to safety - all from a deadly height. It’s a prime example of Keaton going
way beyond expectations to impress his audience, always trying to beat his last
achievement.


HANGING FROM A PLANE (WINGS)




kBest known as the first movie to be awarded Best Picture at the Academy Awards,
Wings is a hugely famous silent film that follows two American men as they’re
forced to leave love behind when they’re sent to France to fight for their
country. There are several scenes in Wings that pushed the boundaries of what
could even be captured on film, with the movie’s open-air battles rightfully
astonishing audiences at the time. One moment sees stuntman Dick Grace hanging
from a plane on a rope ladder as he crashes the vehicle into an empty field - a
stunt that had to be performed several times before it finally worked.


KILLER RAPIDS (THE TRAIL OF ‘98)




The filming of The Trail of ‘98 spawned one of the most tragic stories in the
history of Hollywood, proving that sometimes deadly stunts can go terribly wrong
and have horrible consequences. One scene in the movie sees a group of stuntmen
dive from their kayaks into high-force rapids, but the freezing temperatures and
adverse weather conditions actually damaged the rope that was supposed to drag
them to safety and caused four stuntmen to lose their lives. The stunt was
ultimately altered and reshot under better conditions.


THE BUILDING LEAP (THREE AGES)




Among the most notorious behind-the-scenes stories in the world of silent movies
is the truth behind Keaton’s failed leap between two buildings in Three Ages.
The actor had initially intended to make the jump, but when he failed the stunt,
it was decided that crashing through the wall would be even funnier and a more
memorable image. To make this possible, the crew constructed a huge net on the
other side of the set that Keaton would crash into and break his fall. The
finished product ended up being one of Keaton’s most entertaining and
unforgettable scenes.

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HANGING FROM THE CLOCK (SAFETY LAST)




This scene from Safety Last is probably the most famous stunt of the silent
movie era, featuring lead actor Harold Lloyd as he hangs from a collapsing clock
with waves of traffic passing below him. The moment surpasses all of the
dangerous stunts in the Mission: Impossible franchise by a mile, created using
an effective combination of practical sets, forced perspective, and genuine
danger that could’ve easily turned nasty without the right supervision. It
quickly changed the precedent for movie stunts, remaining one of the most famous
examples even today.


TRAIN WRECK (THE GENERAL)




Keaton’s The General features a notorious moment that’s often cited as the most
expensive stunt in cinema history. During the sequence, the film’s crew
collapsed a burning bride at the exact moment that a full-size train was passing
over, forcing both to topple into a river that ran below. The stunt was
performed in one take, with no budget to replace either the train or the bridge
if anything went wrong. Luckily, they captured the shot on the first try and it
went down in cinema history.


BUSTER KEATON’S ICONIC COLLAPSING BUILDING (STEAMBOAT BILL JR.)




Perhaps the most recognizable silent movie stunt ever, this sequence from
Steamboat Bill Jr proves just how dedicated Buster Keaton was to his
performances. In the scene, Keaton narrowly escapes being crushed by the facade
of a large building as he narrowly lands within the frame of a window - a feat
which was accomplished by him standing absolutely still on a painted mark. If
he’d been even an inch to the side, he would’ve been crushed by the set and
seriously injured. It’s stunts like this that prove just how much is really
possible without needing special effects or green screens.




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