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Name: Dorothy Parker
Author: Marion Meade

Marion Meade’s biography of Dorothy Parker presents an engaging portrait of the celebrated American author, humorist, and critic. It details Parker’s legendary one‑liners, incisive theater reviews, and witty poetry, while also exploring her tumultuous personal life marked by divorce, substance difficulties, and attempts at self‑harm. Meade situates Parker within the Algonquin Round Table, highlighting her friendships with figures such as Robert Benchley, George Kaufman, and Harold Ross, and in Hollywood among S.J. Perelman, William Faulkner, and Lilian Hellman. The book paints Parker as a brilliant yet self‑destructive figure whose legacy endures in American literature and comedy.

First publish date: December 12, 1987

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Marion Meade

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