Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist. She was best known for her epigrams, wit, wisecracks, and her eye for 20th century fads and conceits.
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| Born | August 22, 1893 Long Branch, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | June 7, 1967 (aged 73) New York City, New York, United States Heart attack |
| Occupation | Author, poet, critic, screenwriter |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Poetry, satire |
| Literary movement | American modernism |
| Notable works | Enough Rope, Sunset Gun, A Star Is Born |
| Notable awards | O. Henry Award 1929 |
| Spouse | Edwin Pond Parker II (1917-1928) Alan Campbell (1934-1947) Alan Campbell (1950-1963) |
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From an unhappy childhood, Parker rose to fame, both for her writing in The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table.[1] After the breakup of the circle, Parker went to Hollywood to do screenwriting. She got two Academy Award nominations for this, but her involvement in left-wing politics put her on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s.
She disliked her reputation as a "wisecracker". Nevertheless, her writing and reputation for her sharp wit have endured.
Sayings of Dorothy
- Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
- Caption written for Vogue 1916
- Men seldom make passes
At girls who wear glasses.
- First printed in New York World, (16 August 1925)
- Excuse my dust.
- Her proposed epitaph for herself, quoted in Vanity Fair (June 1925)
- A lady ... with all the poise of the Sphinx though but little of her mystery.
- About a child actress in her review of same, "Just Around Pooh Corner" in The New Yorker (14 March 1931)
- The 'House Beautiful' is, for me, the play lousy.
- Review of "The House Beautiful" by Channing Pollock, New Yorker (21 March 1931)
Dorothy Parker Media
Parker, with Algonquin Round Table members and guests (l–r) Art Samuels (editor of Harper's and, briefly, The New Yorker), Charles MacArthur, Harpo Marx, and Alexander Woollcott, circa 1919
Cover of the first edition of Enough Rope
Plaque at Parker's birthplace
References
Other websites
Media related to Dorothy Parker at Wikimedia Commons