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Dorothy Parker Finally Laid to Rest in Fitting Style in her Beloved NYC
New York Post ^ | August 23, 2021 | Isabel Vincent

Posted on 08/23/2021 3:35:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Dorothy Parker was born during a hurricane in 1893 — and finally officially laid to rest Monday, the day after Tropical Storm Henri hit the city, when the Jazz Age writer’s tombstone was unveiled in The Bronx.

The quirky unveiling ceremony at Woodlawn Cemetery was befitting the famed humorist — and capped a yearslong effort to ensure Parker received a proper resting spot.

“This is finally her homecoming to her beloved New York City,” said Kevin Fitzpatrick, president of the Dorothy Parker Society, a non-profit that promotes the work of the writer and member of the Algonquin Hotel’s famed Round Table of authors, humorists and actors.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Humor; Local News
KEYWORDS: algonquin; dorothyparker; newyorkcity
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Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
[Dorothy Parker did not commit suicide, but this was a poem she wrote.]



1 posted on 08/23/2021 3:35:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Great story. Thanks.


2 posted on 08/23/2021 3:37:36 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: nickcarraway

Well that’s a relief. I’ve spent many sleepless nights worrying about this, lol.


3 posted on 08/23/2021 3:39:56 PM PDT by Prince of Space (Irish lives matter!)
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Dorothy Parker was wonderful. When I worked in the area, I used to go for drinks and jazz in the lobby of the Algonquin. I felt as if I could still hear the witty remarks of Dorothy Parker and her circle bouncing off the wood paneling.


4 posted on 08/23/2021 3:40:03 PM PDT by livius
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To: nickcarraway

What a great wit. If you have read Harpo Marx’s biography, you get to know her well.


5 posted on 08/23/2021 3:41:01 PM PDT by freepertoo
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To: nickcarraway

One of my favorite writers. An iconoclast, a wit, and a troubled soul.


6 posted on 08/23/2021 3:43:43 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: freepertoo

I read Groucho’s, not Harpo’s. Is there a book on tape version?


7 posted on 08/23/2021 3:44:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Bookmark


8 posted on 08/23/2021 3:46:22 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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Oh, my gosh, if you have not read Harpo Speaks you are in for an enormous treat. I don’t know if it is in audio format, but most books are. Once you’ve read or listened to it, I d love to know what you think.


9 posted on 08/23/2021 3:53:08 PM PDT by freepertoo
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Book on Tape?

Let me check my daytimer.


10 posted on 08/23/2021 3:54:48 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: nickcarraway

My favorite Dorothy Parker quote:

I love a Martini
One...Two at most
Three...I’m under the table
Four...I’m under the host


11 posted on 08/23/2021 4:00:11 PM PDT by T. Rustin Noone (the angels wanna wear my red shoes......)
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To: nickcarraway

I see what you did there :-)


12 posted on 08/23/2021 4:01:16 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (#notmypedophile)
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“I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host.” — Dorothy Parker


13 posted on 08/23/2021 4:08:21 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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"You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think." -- Dorothy Parker

Rest in peace, you wonderful broad you.
14 posted on 08/23/2021 4:12:12 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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To: T. Rustin Noone
Ms. Parker must have been a hoot...Cole Porter wrote her into one of his immortal songs:

As Dorothy Parker once said to her boyfriend, "Fare thee well,"...It was just one of those things...

Apparently, "Dottie" didn't suffer foolish boyfriends.

15 posted on 08/23/2021 4:21:34 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground - Mencken)
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One of the joys of a well read mind is recognizing tropes (a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or phrase) and appreciating good use. The 2011 novel “The Martian” by Andy Weir and its movie adaptation (2015) had just such a referent to Ms Parker and her colleagues. When abandoned Astronaut Mark Watney revives the Mars Surveyor lander to send pictures back to Earth, the technician controlling the lander response points out that the 30+minute light-speed limited response would hardly provide an Algonquin Table repartee!

Dialog and writing that is NOT lowered to grade school levels is now, unfortunately, a rare thing, and as such is to be treasured. Dorthy Parker never wrote down to her readers and listners. Can anyone point me to a comparable literary person of today?

R I P Dorothy Parker, at rest after 54 years!


16 posted on 08/23/2021 4:25:20 PM PDT by SES1066 (Ask not what the LEFT can do for you, rather ask what the LEFT is doing to YOU!)
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To: nickcarraway

Love the poem on her headstone


17 posted on 08/23/2021 4:30:03 PM PDT by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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18 posted on 08/23/2021 4:40:05 PM PDT by xp38
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A movie from some time ago. “Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle”.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110588/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

I saw it a long time ago, remember liking it, but not much specific - just in case anyone else is interested.


19 posted on 08/23/2021 4:41:44 PM PDT by cephalopod (The sun shines bright in my new Kentucky home)
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“If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.” — Dorothy Parker

20 posted on 08/23/2021 4:51:01 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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