Dorothy Parker
/ˌdɒrəθi ˈpɑːkə(r)/
/ˌdɔːrəθi ˈpɑːrkər/
- (1893-1967) a US writer of humorous poems and short stories. She was also a critic for The New Yorker (1927-33), and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. Parker's best-known short story was Big Blonde (1933).“Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.”
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