Dorothy Parker
American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)
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Dorothy Parker was an American writer and critic known for her sharp wit and clever satire, working across poetry, short stories, and literary criticism during the 20th century. She matters because she became an influential cultural figure whose pointed observations about society and human nature helped define the style and voice of her era.
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- 22 August 1893
- Died
- 7 June 1967
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- 213
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Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, literary critic and writer of fiction. Based in New York, she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.
Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary works published in magazines, such as The New Yorker, and for her role as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. In the early 1930s, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed when her involvement in left-wing politics resulted in her being placed on the Hollywood blacklist.
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