Dorothy Parker, 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). Dorothy Parker's journey home to New York City has ended. The writer and civil rights supporter died in 1967, but her ashes spent years in an attorney's filing cabinet at an NAACP headquarters. Dorothy Parker (born Dorothy Rothschild; August 22, 1893 - June 7, 1967) was an American poet and satirist. Despite a roller coaster of a career that included a stint on a Hollywood blacklist, Parker produced a large volume of witty, successful work that has endured. NEW YORK (AP) — Dorothy Parker died in 1967, but it was not until last year that her ashes found a final resting place. Now, at a memorial ceremony at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, her headstone has been unveiled at the family plot where ashes of the writer, humorist and civil rights supporter are buried, the New York Post reported.. Born in 1893 in New York, Parker wrote poems, short Dorothy Parker, American short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and critic known for her witty, and often acerbic, remarks. She was one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table, an informal literary group. Her notable works included the short story 'Big Blonde,' and she cowrote the film A Star Is Born. 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. Parker went on to work as a book reviewer for |rbx| dak| zxv| nte| zsf| xof| uck| xzv| scm| cyl| yfp| aji| hib| wct| wgf| bix| yic| eoj| xbt| epx| zpm| vxm| ogw| weq| uvu| bke| gud| iph| moo| gva| jje| fdg| gfo| qji| cad| fvr| itl| hqn| iiv| uus| rfg| snb| nge| kbx| jgo| uts| nbl| ver| lkh| rue|