dorothy parker

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Определение dorothy parker в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: a US writer of poetry and short stories, who also wrote reviews of books, plays etc for magazines such as The New Yorker. She was one of the main members of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of writers who met regularly at a hotel in New York City. She is famous especially for her many clever and funny sayings in which she criticized US society and well-known people (1893-1967). 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). Her short stories were collected in Laments for the Living (1930) and After Such Pleasures (1933). She also worked as a film writer, reported on the Spanish Civil War, and collaborated on several plays. A member of the Algonquin Round Table, she is chiefly remembered for her wit

dorothy parker