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Dorothy Parker (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 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 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.
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