Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker · Arts & Literature
American poet, short-story writer and satirist
1893, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States — 1967, New York City, United States
United States
Dorothy Parker is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American poet, short-story writer and satirist
Parker was an American poet, short-story writer and satirist celebrated for her sharp wit, a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table and a writer for The New Yorker and Hollywood. A civil rights advocate, she left her estate to Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Her father, Jacob Henry Rothschild, was Jewish; her mother was of Scottish descent.
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American poet, short-story writer and satirist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
