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ANSWER: OF COURSE I TALK TO MYSELF. I LIKE A GOOD SPEAKER, AND I APPRECIATE AN INTELLIGENT AUDIENCE. —DOROTHY PARKER (Scroll down for more)
DOROTHY PARKER
AUGUST 22, 1893 – JUNE 7, 1967 • AGE 73 † • AMERICAN POET, WRITER, CRITIC & HUMORIST
🏡 A NEW JERSEY GIRL WITH A NEW YORK FUTURE
Dorothy Rothschild was born in West End, New Jersey, in 1893 and grew up in Manhattan. An avid reader from childhood, she later supported herself by playing piano at a dancing school before beginning her writing career.
✍️ FROM FASHION CAPTIONS TO FEARLESS CRITIC
Parker sold her first poem to Vanity Fair in 1914 and soon found work writing captions for Vogue. By 1917, she was reviewing Broadway productions for Vanity Fair, where her sharp observations attracted considerable attention.
🍽️ THE MOST FAMOUS LUNCH TABLE IN NEW YORK
In 1919, Parker helped establish the Algonquin Round Table, a gathering of writers, critics, and entertainers at Manhattan’s Algonquin Hotel. Their lively lunchtime conversations became legendary for clever remarks and quick-witted humor.
📚 A LITTLE POETRY WITH A SHARP EDGE
Her first poetry collection, Enough Rope, became a bestseller in 1926. Parker’s short, memorable verses blended humor with thoughtful observations about friendship, romance, and everyday human behavior.
🎬 A WRITER BEHIND THE SILVER SCREEN
Parker moved to Hollywood in 1934 and collaborated on screenplays with her husband, Alan Campbell. Their work on the 1937 film A Star Is Born earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story.
❤️ A FINAL GIFT WITH LASTING MEANING
Parker was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1959. When she died in 1967 at age 73, she left her literary estate to Martin Luther King Jr., with the rights later passing to the NAACP after his death.
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