Noun
United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967)
Source: WordNetAmerican Poetry: The Twentieth Century: Volume One, Henry Adams to Dorothy Parker (The Library of America). Source: Internet
Dorothy Parker 's one-liners can be considered epigrams, as can Macdonald Carey 's statement, "like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives". Source: Internet
Dorothy Parker, a writer, is often credited with saying, “I once was the toast between two continents: Greenland and Australia.” Source: Internet
Parker appears as a character in the novel The Dorothy Parker Murder Case by George Baxt (1984), in a series of "Algonquin Round Table Mysteries" by J.J. Murphy (2011– ), and in Ellen Meister's novel Farewell, Dorothy Parker (2013). Source: Internet
The plaque reads, Here lie the ashes of Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) humorist, writer, critic. Source: Internet
Her catchphrase is "Dorothy Parker smash!" Source: Internet