Dorothy Rothschild Parker (1893-1967), American humorist, was known for her biting prose and verse satires. Numerous critics expressed admiration for her unique talent.Born in New Jersey to Scottish-J...
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There was a time when it seemed that all things bright, clever, or malicious spoken in New York were ascribed to Dorothy Parker. That time was the 1920s, when wit was as plentiful as bathtub gin and, ...
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Dorothy Parker is known today for her three volumes of verse, Enough Rope (1926), Sunset Gun (1928), and Death and Taxes (1931)--not serious "poetry," she claimed--and two collections of well-wrought ...
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In the 1920s and 1930s Dorothy Parker, the pampered, yet feared, darling of the New York smart set, was the most quotable, quoted, and misquoted person in America. She earned this reputation by creati...
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Vienna (dpa) - Year after Year, millions of TV viewers crawl out
of bed after a long night of partying on New Year's Day, to turn on
their TVs and watch the Vienna Philharmo...
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In 19th-century Europe, there was scarcely a dull moment.Revolutions, wars and advancements such as rail and steamship travel roiled the Continent.Imperial boundaries were drawn and redrawn.Dance h...
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She may have taken the Miss USA title in 2004, but Shandi Finnessey won't be crowned the winner of "Dancing With the Stars." After ranking in the bottom two last week, Finnessey was eliminated Tues...
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Billy Ray Cyrus, who said appearing on "Dancing With the Stars" was "the scariest thing I could possibly think of to do," has bid farewell to the ballroom. The 45-year-old singer and actor was elim...
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Beijing (dpa) - China has ordered all primary and secondary
schoolchildren to take dance lessons from September amid concerns
over lack of exercise among Chinese youngsters,...
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Vienna (dpa) - The Opera Ball, Vienna's annual waltz-fest that is
the society event of the season, opened Thursday dominated by
football, glam strip and talk of its steady d...
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A case of the dueling divas seems to be settling over the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House _ and the only sure winner is the audience.On Tuesday, one night after French soprano Natalie Dessay ...
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Paris is taking Vienna by storm. Hotel heiress and celebutante Paris Hilton is on the guest list for next week's elegant Opera Ball, the society event of the season, and her impending visit is the ...
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The audience loved Daisuke Takahashi's version of "Swan Lake." Its composer probably would have thrown the recording into the water. No matter. It was what the Japanese skater did to the hip-hop ve...
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Dorothy Rothschild Parker
Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker
YEARENDER: Vienna: still waltzing after all these New Years
