Dolly Parton , the legendary singer-songwriter and actress and noted philanthropist who was tapped by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors to receive its Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 16th Governors Awards on Nov. 16, will not be able to attend the ceremony in Hollywood due to health challenges, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Parton, 79, who lives in Tennessee, announced earlier this week that the same issues were forcing her to postpone a series of six concerts that were to have taken place in Las Vegas later this year, for which tickets sold out in less than two hours. It has been a difficult year for the fan favorite, whose husband on nearly 60 years, Carl Dean , died in March .

Dolly Parton , the legendary singer-songwrite

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