Dolly Parton is a famous songwriter, singer, and actress, she is amazing at it too. She is amazing at all of it too. She was born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. According to Who is Dolly Parton she is 1 of 12 children born in her family. After high school Dolly moved to Nashville to pursue music and found success with country star Porter Wagner. After that she went on to have a solo career marked with hit songs like "Joshua", "The Bargain Store", "9 to 5" and many other goodies. Dolly Parton has received many awards over the years. A big one was getting inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1980 Dolly Parton shared in the hit comedy "9 to 5". As you know she also helped in the song "9 to 5"which was a number 1 hit and one of her most famous songs. According to biography.com, she later starred in "Rhinestone." Rhinestone was a comedy movie that was released in 1984.The following year she scored a duet with, according to Who Is Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, "Islands in the Stream". …show more content…
In 1986 Dolly and her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, opened a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Dollywood, still today, is one of the most travel too destinations. Dolly Parton was not going to slow down. In 2011 she received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. The next year she published her book Dream More- Celebrate the Dream in