A tart-tongued wit and prolific writer of reviews, poetry, short stories, plays and screenplays, founding member of the famed Algonquin Hotel Round Table Dorothy Parker parlayed her caustic barbs into a successful career as a writer in numerous mediums. Parker could be unpredictable and self-destructive, attempting suicide several times in her life, while growing increasingly dependent on alcohol. Still, she...
A tart-tongued wit and prolific writer of reviews, poetry, short stories, plays and screenplays, founding member of the famed Algonquin Hotel Round Table Dorothy Parker parlayed her caustic barbs into a successful career as a writer in numerous mediums. Parker could be unpredictable and self-destructive, attempting suicide several times in her life, while growing increasingly dependent on alcohol. Still, she...
