Dorothy Parker
Birthday: August 22, 1893 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name: Dorothy Rothschild
Height: 150 cm
Dorothy Rothschild was born on August 22, 1893 into a family of comfortable financial means. Raised by her father and Stepmother after her mother's death, she was given an excellent education for ...Show More
After George Oppenheimer and Ruth Gordon each wrote plays with characters based on Mrs. Parker in th Show more
After George Oppenheimer and Ruth Gordon each wrote plays with characters based on Mrs. Parker in them, she wrote, "I wanted to write my autobiography, but now I'm afraid to. George Oppenheimer and Ruth Gordon would sue me for plagiarism." Hide
Time wounds all heels.
Time wounds all heels.
Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow.
Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow.
Excuse me, I have to use the toilet. Actually, I have to use the telephone, but I'm too embarrassed Show more
Excuse me, I have to use the toilet. Actually, I have to use the telephone, but I'm too embarrassed to say so. Hide
One more drink and I'll be under the the table, two more drinks and I'll be under the host.
One more drink and I'll be under the the table, two more drinks and I'll be under the host.
He and I had an office so tiny that an inch smaller and it would have been adultery.
He and I had an office so tiny that an inch smaller and it would have been adultery.
Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
[on Basil Rathbone] Two profiles pasted together.
[on Basil Rathbone] Two profiles pasted together.
Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion.
Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion.
[on actress Dame Edith Evans] To me, Edith looks like something that would eat its young.
[on actress Dame Edith Evans] To me, Edith looks like something that would eat its young.
I'd like to have money. And I'd like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope th Show more
I'd like to have money. And I'd like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that's too adorable, I'd rather have money. Hide
The only '-ism' Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
The only '-ism' Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
[on actress Marion Davies] She has two expressions: joy and indigestion.
[on actress Marion Davies] She has two expressions: joy and indigestion.
Scratch an actor - and you'll find an actress.
Scratch an actor - and you'll find an actress.
I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I'm under the table/After four I'm under m Show more
I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I'm under the table/After four I'm under my host. Hide
[on children] The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant--and let Show more
[on children] The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant--and let the air out of the tires. Hide
Once in her long-running feud with Clare Boothe Luce, Mrs. Luce held the door open for Mrs. Parker t Show more
Once in her long-running feud with Clare Boothe Luce, Mrs. Luce held the door open for Mrs. Parker to walk through and said, "Age before beauty." Mrs. Parker walked through and said, "Pearls before swine." Another time, when told that Mrs. Luce was kind to her inferiors, she said, "And where does she find them?" Hide
(In 1955) "Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow, melts in your hand, and there you are."
(In 1955) "Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow, melts in your hand, and there you are."
The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end-to-end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end-to-end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
On truth: Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
On truth: Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out o Show more
The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires. Hide
Upon being told that former US President Calvin Coolidge (known as "Silent Cal" for being very tight Show more
Upon being told that former US President Calvin Coolidge (known as "Silent Cal" for being very tight-lipped) had died, she quipped, "How can they tell?" Hide
Reviewing Katharine Hepburn on Broadway: "She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B."
Reviewing Katharine Hepburn on Broadway: "She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B."
Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
Dorothy Parker's FILMOGRAPHY
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