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Parker, Dorothy (1893-1967)

145 words, approx. 1 pages

Parker, Dorothy (1893-1967) Dorothy Parker was the leading light and most scathing wit of the notorious "Algonquin Round Table"—a collection of literary notables who defined the i... Read more

Parker, Dorothy

2,014 words, approx. 7 pages

Dorothy Parker Born August 22, 1893 (West End, New Jersey)Died June 7, 1967 (New York, New York) Short-story writer, poet, dramatist, and critic Dorothy Parker's sharply witty voice was one of ... Read more

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Dorothy Rothschild Parker

396 words, approx. 2 pages

Dorothy Rothschild Parker (1893-1967), American humorist, was known for her biting prose and verse satires. Numerous critics expressed admiration for her unique talent.Born in New Jersey to Scottish-J... Read more

Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker

8,355 words, approx. 28 pages

There was a time when it seemed that all things bright, clever, or malicious spoken in New York were ascribed to Dorothy Parker. That time was the 1920s, when wit was as plentiful as bathtub gin and, ... Read more

Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker

2,327 words, approx. 8 pages

Dorothy Parker is known today for her three volumes of verse, Enough Rope (1926), Sunset Gun (1928), and Death and Taxes (1931)--not serious "poetry," she claimed--and two collections of well-wrought ... Read more

Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker

4,990 words, approx. 17 pages

In the 1920s and 1930s Dorothy Parker, the pampered, yet feared, darling of the New York smart set, was the most quotable, quoted, and misquoted person in America. She earned this reputation by creati... Read more