Roaring Twenties Biographies | Dorothy Parker Biography

Born August 22, 1893 (West End, New Jersey)
Died June 7, 1967 (New York, New York)

Short-story writer, poet, dramatist, and critic

Dorothy Parker's sharply witty voice was one of the most memorable of the Roaring Twenties. She was a member of the talented circle of writers and critics who gathered every week at New York City's Algonquin Hotel to trade gossip and humorous comments. Parker would later prefer, however, to be known as the author of insightful criticism, moving short stories, and deceptively light verse. As someone who did not express herself in the polite, gracious manner expected of women, Parker embodied the shift in attitudes about female behavior that began in the 1920s. She would become a role model for younger women seeking success in the...