Lady of the Round Table



On this date in nineteen hundred and sixty seven

Dorothy Parker made her ascent to heaven ...

After a life of writing her own work and critiquing others

The Lady of the Algonquin Round Table sunk under cover



Bringing to an end her version of stories filled with caustic wit

And critical essays on books and plays she chose to hit

Whether written for Vanity Fair or for The New Yorker

Dorothy Parker's critiques left nobody any smarter ...

 

- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

1pm Monday, June 7th, 1999



Parker Collections:

Enough Rope (1926)

After Such Pleasures (1932)

Here Lies (1939)



Birthdays:



The Artist Formerly Known as Prince's 41st



James Ivory's 71st

Virginia McKenna's 68th

Tom Jones' 59th

Nikki Giovanni's 56th

Ken Osmond's 56th

Jenny Jones' 53rd

Anne Twomey's 48th

Liam Neeson's 47th

Wm. Forsythe's 44th