Biography of dorothy parker

1893–1967

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FULL NAME: Dorothy Parker
BORN: August 22, 1893
DEATH: June 7, 1967
BIRTHPLACE: West End, New Jersey

Who Was Dorothy Parker?

In the 1920s, Dorothy Parker (born August 22, 1893) came to fame writing book reviews, poetry, and short fiction for fledgling magazine The New Yorker.

Biography of dorothy parker

She was also a fixture of the Algonquin Hotel's "Round Table," famous for hosting the wittiest debates and banter.

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Journalist, writer, and poet. Born Dorothy Rothschild on August 22, 1893, in West End, New Jersey.

Dorothy Parker was a legendary literary figure, known for her biting wit. She worked on such magazines as Vogue and Vanity Fair during the late 1910s.

Biography of dorothy parker book

Parker went on to work as a book reviewer for The New Yorker in the 1920s. A selection of her reviews for this magazine was published in 1970 as Constant Reader, the title of her column. She remained a contributor to The New Yorker for many years; the magazine also published a