Yes many might question her political beliefs. However, Dorothy Parker paved the way for Gilmore Girls because she didn’t apologize for who she was. She didn’t try to write like everyone else. She had her opinions & she used them. She didn’t stick to the traditional values of love.  She didn’t try to fit into the box of what society said a woman was or should be. She lived her life with no apologies, & was one of the most interesting people I have ever read about. Thanks to wikipedia for these interesting Dorothy Parker facts.

 Her Uncle Died on the Titanic
“From 1957 to 1962 she wrote book reviews for Esquire, though these pieces were increasingly erratic due to her continued abuse of alcohol. During these years she concentrated on her interest in collecting salt and pepper shakers.”
“Her ashes remained unclaimed in various places, including a file cabinet for 21 years.”
“The NAACP eventually claimed them and built a memorial garden for them in their Baltimore headquarters. The plaque reads,
Here lie the ashes of Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967) humorist, writer, critic. Defender of human and civil rights. For her epitaph she suggested, ‘Excuse my dust’…”
“In her will, she bequeathed her estate to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. foundation. Following King’s death, her estate was passed on to the NAACP.”
Wrote for ‘The New Yorker’, ‘Vogue’ & ‘Vanity Fair’
“Founding member of the Algonquin Round Table”
Co-wrote Script for “A Star is Born”
She had a small star tattoo on her inner arm

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