orig. Dorothy Rothschild
born Aug. 22, 1893, West End, near Long Beach, N.J., U.S.
died June 7, 1967, New York, N.Y.
U.S. short-story writer and poet.
She grew up in affluence in New York City. She was a drama critic for Vanity Fair and wrote book reviews for The New Yorker (1927–33). Her poetry volumes include Enough Rope (1926) and Death and Taxes (1931). Her short stories were collected in Laments for the Living (1930) and After Such Pleasures (1933). She also worked as a film writer, reported on the Spanish Civil War, and collaborated on several plays. A member of the Algonquin Round Table, she is chiefly remembered for her wit.
Dorothy Parker, 1939.
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