Chrysler Building Eagles
Dorothy Parker was born on this day in 1893. She was acclaim, for her New Yorker articles and as a member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the circle’s breakup, Parker went to Hollywood, to screen write. Her successes there were curtailed when her involvement in leftist politics led to her blacklisting. Dismissive of her own talents, she deplored her reputation as a wisecracker. Still, both her literary output and reputation for sharp wit have endured. I learned of her birthday, because naturally she was trending on Twitter.
The Algonquin Hotel Plaque
“Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.” — Dorothy Parker
Across the Algonquin Round Table: “Use the word ‘horticulture’ in a sentence.”
Parker: “You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.”
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”
–Dorothy Parker