Writers: Dorothy Parker

I find that knowing something of the writer's background is helpful for me in understanding their work. I should have been a historian, I tend towards categorizing writers not by personality but historical epoch. One thing wholly lacking in prison is information. The federal Bureau of Prisons is quite terrified of the internet, so no Google. This lack of information aids in infantilizing prisoners. This is part of a series of writers that I did look up when I got internet access. Some will be about the writer, and others may feature the writer. I went to YouTube for my main source, but others will also include some other material relating to the book or author discussed. One thing I did not have when younger was access to information about how writers wrote. I think that kept me from understanding the actual work, which, in turn, led me away from writing.

 I think anyone reading this will think me wrong to say that Dorothy Parker is a great writer. Just as I think most will say, Dorothy Parker was a damned interesting person. 

If you do not know Ms. Parker, then you have missed one of the great wits of American letters.

The following is not a documentary of her life, but only her time in Hollywood.

Those of you loving Parker, or wholly ignorant of her, do watch the video.

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