august june american poet short story writer critic best known wit eye 20th century urban conflicted unhappy childhood parker rose acclaim literary output publications new_yorker founding member following breakup circle parker traveled hollywood pursue successes including academy_award nominations curtailed involvement left wing politics led place hollywood dismissive talents reputation literary output reputation sharp wit endured early life education known dot parker born annie née ocean avenue new_jersey parents summer beach cottage mother scottish descent father german jewish descent parker wrote essay hometown parents got manhattan apartment shortly labor day called true new mother died west end july parker month shy turning father remarried woman named parker hated father accusing father physically abusive refusing eleanor mother instead referring grew attended roman catholic elementary school convent blessed west street sister helen despite having jewish father protestant classmate parker joked asked leave following characterization conception spontaneous died parker parker later went miss school finishing school new_jersey graduated miss school age following father death played piano dancing school earn living worked verse sold poem vanity_fair magazine months later hired editorial assistant magazine vogue moved vanity_fair staff writer years vogue met married wall street separated army service world war ambivalent feelings jewish heritage given strong era joked married escape round table years career took writing theatre criticism vanity_fair began stand magazine met close friend trio began hotel near daily basis founding members numbered members newspaper printing remarks short verses particularly adams column conning tower began developing national reputation wit famous comments group informed famously president died parker remarked tell parker wit critic initially proved popular eventually terminated vanity_fair criticisms began powerful producers solidarity resigned protest founded new_yorker parker board editors established ross concerns investors parker piece magazine appeared second issue parker famous short humorous poems perceived largely unsuccessful romantic affairs considering appeal suicide years parker greatest period productivity success 1920s published poems free verses vanity_fair vogue conning tower new_yorker life parker published volume poetry rope collection sold copies garnered impressive reviews nation described verse humor rough splinters bright black authenticity critics notably new_york_times reviewer dismissed work verse volume helped cement parker reputation sparkling wit parker released volumes verse sunset gun death taxes short story collections pleasures deep collected material previously published rope gun death released fiction new pieces title lies collaborated playwright rice create ran broadway december play received town previews favorably reviewed new_york closed run performances successful touring production title lady door parker popular work published new_yorker form book reviews response house corner reviews appeared semi regularly widely read later published collection best known short story big blonde published magazine awarded henry award best short story short stories witty spare comic eventually separated husband number affairs lovers included reporter turned playwright publisher relationship resulted pregnancy parker alleged remarked like eggs abortion fell depression culminated attempt suicide end period parker began politically aware active lifelong commitment activism began pending executions parker travelled boston protest proceedings fellow arrested parker eventually pleaded guilty charge paying fine parker claimed patron new_york hollywood married actor aspirations screenwriter like parker half jewish half scottish reputed bisexual parker claimed public billy goat pair moved hollywood signed week contracts paramount_pictures campbell expected act earning week parker earning week eventually earn instances upwards week studios campbell worked films contributed lyrics song wished moon music song introduced campbell wrote script film star born nominated wrote additional dialogue little received oscar nomination smash story woman starring united_states entered second world war parker collaborated produce anthology work series published servicemen stationed overseas introduction volume compiled dozen parker short stories selected poems rope sunset gun death taxes released united_states title portable parker parker portable series william_shakespeare bible remain continuously print 1930s 1940s parker increasingly vocal advocate causes like civil liberties civil rights frequent critic authority reported loyalist cause spain communist magazine behest covert soviet agent operative agent parker helped found suspected fbi communist_party membership eventually grew strong wealthy members contributions probably intended support communism words able contribute communist party funds american working class parker served chair organized transport loyalist veterans mexico headed spanish children relief lent left wing causes organizations friends saw relationship particularly strained reconcile parker met party despite rocky start called ordeal remained friends years neighbors helped parker campbell buy run farm pennsylvania parker listed communist publication red channels fbi compiled page suspected involvement communism mccarthy era result placed hollywood movie studio bosses final screenplay fan adaptation fan directed marriage campbell tensions exacerbated parker increasing alcohol consumption campbell long term affair married woman europe world war divorced remarried parker moved new_york living residential hotel east street wrote book reviews pieces increasingly erratic owing continued abuse alcohol returned hollywood reconciled campbell years worked number projects campbell committed suicide drug later life death following campbell death parker returned new_york_city residential hotel later years come group brought early notoriety giants think writing days real giants round table lot people telling jokes telling good bunch showing saving gags days waiting chance spring truth said terrible day didn truth parker heard occasionally radio including information guest author author regular wrote material radio parker died june heart attack age bequeathed estate following king death estate passed unsuccessfully contested disposition ashes remained places including attorney filing cabinet approximately years posthumous honors claimed parker remains designed memorial garden outside baltimore headquarters plaque reads lie ashes writer critic defender human civil rights suggested excuse dust memorial garden dedicated noble spirit celebrated bonds friendship black jewish people dedicated october august anniversary parker birth issued commemorative postage stamp literary arts series number literary theatrical lodged helped earn status new_york_city historic landmark hotel designated hotel designated based contributions parker members organization bronze plaque attached hotel birthplace designated bronze plaque marks spot home stood parker elected popular culture parker inspiration number fictional characters plays day included lily played today gordon play directed julia moss hart collaboration representation roll led parker appeared novel entirely surrounded mentioned original introductory lyrics cole porter song things broadway musical jubilee retained standard interpretation song great american parker appears character novel parker murder case series round table mysteries novel farewell main character short story love miss selected collection voices portrayed film television hollywood julia dash parker nominated performance received number awards nominations including nomination parker figures era including featured character act scene stage musical version thoroughly modern party scene television creator named production company tribute parker comedian portrayed edition dead authors los_angeles woman room starring produced july hollywood california prince features song entitled ballad parker album sign times song vicious circle life know chorus lyrics know felt way film girl interrupted character lisa parker poem resume thrilling adventure hour recurring character played member struck group gained powers fantastic parker gained rock like skin self proclaimed rock man dim muscle team smash actress wrote performed woman arizona reprised role play selected poem recorded fame lyrics taken book poetry deep authorization canadian singer create folk album
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