NBC Sets ‘Coat of Many Colors’ Movie From Dolly Parton

Bob Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment, Dolly Parton, Sam Haskell, President, Magnolia Hill Entertainment through Warner Brothers Television, Danny Nozell, CTK Management (courtesy of Webster PR)

NEW YORK, NY (May 11, 2015) – It’s official!! During the NBC Upfronts in New York City this morning, where Dolly Parton made a surprise appearance, word came that NBC has greenlit the first original movie under its development deal with the music Icon, actress and songwriter. Coat of Many Colors, named after Parton’s song, will be based on Parton’s upbringing, with the Parton serving as executive producer.

Dolly Parton (courtesy of Webster PR)

Parton had called the 1971 track her favorite song she has written. It tells the story of how her mother stitched together a coat for her daughter out of rags given to the family, telling her the biblical story of Joseph and his Coat of Many Colors. But when the girl, all excited, debuts the new coat at school, she is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing rags (watch video below)