Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker
Parker, c. 1910s-1920s
Parker, c. 1910s-1920s
BornDorothy Rothschild
(1893-08-22)August 22, 1893
Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJune 7, 1967(1967-06-07) (aged 73)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
Occupation
GenrePoetry, satire, short stories, criticism, essays
Literary movementAmerican modernism
Notable worksEnough Rope, Sunset Gun, A Star Is Born
Notable awardsO. Henry Award
1929
Spouses
Edwin Pond Parker II
(m. 1917; div. 1928)
(m. 1934; div. 1947)
(m. 1950; died 1963)

Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet and writer of fiction, plays and screenplays based in New York; she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.

Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary works published in magazines, such as The New Yorker, and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed when her involvement in left-wing politics resulted in her being placed on the Hollywood blacklist.

Dismissive of her own talents, she deplored her reputation as a "wisecracker". Nevertheless, both her literary output and reputation for sharp wit have endured. Some of her works have been set to music.