An expansive illuminating and “welcome addition to understand” ( Shelf Awareness ) the
legendary writer Dorothy Parker this unique biography explores her life and legacy in
Hollywood—from the author of the “fascinating” ( Town & Country ) Three Martini Afternoons at
the Ritz . The glamorous extravagances and devasting lows of her time in Hollywood are
revealed as never before in this “ambitious thoughtfully researched” ( Kirkus Reviews )
biography of Dorothy Parker—from leaving New York City to work on numerous classic screenplays
such as the 1937 A Star Is Born to the devastation of alcoholism a miscarriage and her
husband’s suicide. Parker’s involvement with anti-fascist and anti-racist groups which led to
her ultimate blacklisting and her early work in the civil rights movement that inspired her to
leave her entire estate to the NAACP are also explored as never before. “Briskly detailed
fluently insightful and dramatically reorienting” ( Booklist starred review) Dorothy Parker
in Hollywood brings the iconic writer back to life on the page in all her wit grit and
brilliance.
