Dolly Parton wrote a song just for Johny Carson because she attributed her success to the popularity after her first appearance. @DollyParton On September 19, 1979, Dolly Parton was still a year away from topping the pop charts with “9 To 5,” the title song she wrote for the hit 1980 film in which she starred with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. The 33-year-old was a bonafide country star but was still a year away from the superstardom that the movie would bring her when it became 1980’s second-biggest film. The beloved singer, actress and philanthropist, was born January 19, 1946, in “the hills of Tennessee.” By age 10, she was performing on local television and radio shows in nearby Knoxville. While in her early 20s, her country music career blossomed when Porter Wagoner began featuring her on his popular syndicated television show, attracting the attention of executives at RCA Records.