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The Life and Legacy of Dorothy Parker
TLDR Dorothy Parker was a witty and talented writer known for her sharp one-liners and her membership in the Algonquin Round Table. She had a successful career as a writer, both in magazines and in Hollywood, and was also an activist involved in various causes.
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Dorothy Parker was a witty and talented writer known for her sharp and funny remarks, although she was not very prolific and didn't particularly enjoy writing.
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Dorothy Parker was a witty writer known for her sharp one-liners and her membership in the Algonquin Roundtable, a group of literary minds who gathered for lunch at the Algonquin Hotel.
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Dorothy Parker's father died when she was around 19 or 20, leaving her with little inheritance, and she had to get a job, eventually selling her first poem to Vanity Fair magazine and getting a staff job at Vogue Magazine.
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Dorothy Parker didn't like high society types or feigned graciousness, and she would criticize anyone who behaved that way, regardless of their station in life. She was known for her witty and insightful criticism, both positive and negative, and became a sensation as a book reviewer for the New Yorker.
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Dorothy Parker was fired from Vanity Fair for criticizing a high-ranking friend of the publisher, leading two employees to quit in protest.
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The Algonquin Round Table was a group of intellectuals and writers who would gather for lunches and drinks at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, becoming a legendary and popular gathering that led to collaborations and inspiration for their work, although Dorothy Parker herself downplayed its importance.
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Dorothy Parker was known for her sharp wit and quick comebacks, and she had a significant influence on other writers and inspired many people with her quotes, although she often denied saying certain things that were attributed to her.
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Dorothy Parker became a successful freelancer after leaving Vanity Fair, writing for various magazines and becoming a regular columnist for The New Yorker, publishing books of poetry and short stories, and winning prestigious prizes.
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Dorothy Parker became a successful screenwriter in Hollywood, partnering with Alan Campbell and earning a lot of money and attention for their work.
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Dorothy Parker was an activist who was involved in various causes such as civil rights, anti-fascism, and the defense of the Scottsboro boys, which led to her being blacklisted in Hollywood during the McCarthy era.
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Dorothy Parker's friend, Lillian Hellman, who was designated as her executor, threw away all of her papers and manuscripts after being left out of her will, and her ashes were stored in a desk drawer until they were eventually placed in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.
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